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Pb1544 Comparing The Cost Of Broadcasting Versus Injecting Nitrogen In No-Tillage Corn, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1544 Comparing The Cost Of Broadcasting Versus Injecting Nitrogen In No-Tillage Corn, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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No-tillage has become a popular production option with many Tennessee farmers in the past 20 years. In 1993, no-tillage production systems were used on 290,000 acres of corn in Tennessee, or 44 percent of the total corn acreage planted in the state (TDA). Many farmers see no-tillage as a way to reduce the cost of growing corn. Others have chosen no-tillage as a way to comply with governmental regulations covering the farming of highly-erodible soils.
Input levels and prices are important to consider in any production system. A major expense in corn production is nitrogen (N) fertilizer. No-tillage budgets published …