Scope of the Project
As an agronomic service to Krause dealers and customers, Krause
Corporation undertook an agronomic field research program
in the spring of 2004 to compare a disc harrow , field cultivator
and combination soil finisher to two different "vertical"
tillage tools. The commercial scale research was done on a
60 acre field in Floyd County, Iowa. The field had been in
soybeans in 2003, to be planted to corn in April 2004. The
only operation conducted after harvest was the spring application
of NH3 with a tool bar applicator. The field was selected
for its uniform soil makeup (Kenyon Floyd Clyde, clay loam)
and the absence of a defined hardpan or soil density layer
which could influence the test results.
Objectives
- Measure the corn yield results for each of the five
tools
- Measure the effect each product had on soil density
(compaction)
- Measure percent of crop emergence
- Measure plant population
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