1. Tillage, Cereal Rye Cover Crop, and N Placement Effects on Corn and Soybean

Although conservation tillage and cover crops can improve soil health, producers are hesitant to adopt these practices due to concerns about potential yield reductions. We conducted field experiments for four years (2020-2023) near Urbana, Illinois, to explore how these practices affected corn and soybean yields. The experiment was conducted on a Flanagan silt loam soil, with corn and soybean following one another on two sides of the same field. Treatments were arranged in a RCBD with four replications.... F. Rolle, G. Preza fontes, D. Schaefer, E. Nafziger