1. Subsoiling No-tillage Corn

Currently, over half of the corn in Kentucky is no-till planted. Many fields have received little tillage in the last 10 to 20 years. Many producers wonder if soil compaction increases with time on these long term no-till fields due to annual trafficking with heavy equipment. Subsoiling implements are available that allow subsurface tillage while preserving the surface mulch layer. This allows for continued no-till planting while introducing some tillage into the cropping system. Some producers are...