No till and previous crop agchems

Gadget

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Sutton Coldfield
What would the risk be no tilling wheat into a beautiful tilth in clay, the problem being that the spring beans had Nirvana and the label says leave at least 3 months after application (ok so far!). It also says that ther land should at least be cultivated with non inversion tillage.
TIA
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
What would the risk be no tilling wheat into a beautiful tilth in clay, the problem being that the spring beans had Nirvana and the label says leave at least 3 months after application (ok so far!). It also says that ther land should at least be cultivated with non inversion tillage.
TIA

Will be fine

Only issue I ever had a few years back was mintill osr that didn't come where we had used a v late monitor application for Broome

Most of these sprays label says plough - just covering their ass !
 
For what it is worth,.....or not worth, your choice, the soil Ph and C.E.C. should be known and taken into consideration before you plant into any soils the label wants you to till first.

We have had many issues with this same scenario, different chems. The last issue we had applied lime after the previous crop. The clovers germinated, emerged and started to grow. Then stopped, turned grey and died. No slugs. After much research beyond the chem dealers and manufacturers, I found a statement that said the chem we applied, though labeled, did not break down in the time printed on the label, if the soil Ph was above 7. So we had an alkaline surface 2", which was just where the chem had tied up.
 
I have never seen a problem with follow in crops on heavy silty clay land
pendemethalin on beans in 2012
antlantis april applied then autocast or notill rape no effect noticed

januarry kerb and no till wheat

thin light sandy soil may have problems in a dry year
 

Gadget

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Sutton Coldfield
Here is the result, this land has never had a seedbed like this.

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