Intermediate to Advanced Practices Implemented
- Expanded soil sampling from small 1-acre grid in 2016 to 2.5-acre grid in 2019.
- Fertilizer applications are applied using variable rate equipment.
- All nitrogen applied in-season
Changing from basic to more advanced 4R practices, the farmer decreased cost per acre by $101.11 while also decreasing CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emissions by 19 percent. The differences in cost per acre are from changing the formula of the fall strip till application to remove N, fewer total applications, and lower nutrient rates.
Yield Range 189 to 214 bu/ac
On all fields:
2014 – Basic
2015 – Basic
2016 – Intermediate
2017 – Advanced