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Using high seed rates to make no-till work on heavier soil?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cutlerstom" data-source="post: 3700432" data-attributes="member: 15572"><p>We have an arable business group over here working within the YEN project. General consensus is that seed rates must go up. The really big yields come from large biomass crops and that means starting with enough in the 1st place. </p><p>When I started VRA seed with Soyl 4 years ago we considerably upped rates on average due to the % establishment they were reckoning for my soil zones. This made me go out and count. And they were right. If anything I still need to go up more to reach target. No-till is generally poorer establishment too, but in a dry autumn like 2016 any ploughed land was very poor establishment due to no rain and dry seed beds. </p><p></p><p>My main concerns for no till are slugs and residues. I'm pleased with my 2nd wheat this year, but it may just be I got away with it. Slugs after OSR and cover crops is my biggest hurdle to overcome. Increased seed rates will be part of this. But it's costly when I'm buying in the seed.</p><p></p><p>Do you farm saved seed and undressed people worry about bunt? Should it be a concern?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cutlerstom, post: 3700432, member: 15572"] We have an arable business group over here working within the YEN project. General consensus is that seed rates must go up. The really big yields come from large biomass crops and that means starting with enough in the 1st place. When I started VRA seed with Soyl 4 years ago we considerably upped rates on average due to the % establishment they were reckoning for my soil zones. This made me go out and count. And they were right. If anything I still need to go up more to reach target. No-till is generally poorer establishment too, but in a dry autumn like 2016 any ploughed land was very poor establishment due to no rain and dry seed beds. My main concerns for no till are slugs and residues. I'm pleased with my 2nd wheat this year, but it may just be I got away with it. Slugs after OSR and cover crops is my biggest hurdle to overcome. Increased seed rates will be part of this. But it's costly when I'm buying in the seed. Do you farm saved seed and undressed people worry about bunt? Should it be a concern? [/QUOTE]
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