Combines corn and no till wheat

[Silver_Shoes]

Why not just use a good no-till drillIJ

 

[Unit_2]

Wilddog, One of the farmers I cut for in Oklahoma notills wheat into corn stubble. He uses a notill air planter. Usually raises good wheat on it. I would think running the stalks through the combine would cause more problems than just letting them stand. K.A.

 

[John_W]

Forget running the stalks through the combine. I don't think the rotor could handle all that material. A good no-till drill should be able to plant behind the combine. A chaff spreader is always a good idea when no-tilling to spread out the chaff row behind the combine. Chopping the stalks will just cause more problems if your using a disc opener drill. With a hoe air seeder you'll probably have to flail the stalks keep from plugging up the works.

 

[All_colours_turned_Yellow]

Where I come from, no-tilling winter wheat after a corn crop is a no no! Fusarium is almost a guaranteed problem.

 

[Chuckm]

Unit2, Do you have any problems cutting them a year laterIJ I have heard of troubles running the old stalks through the machine if you have to go down to pick up the wheat. Chuck

 

[Unit_2]

Chuckm, No, they don't cause any problems. By then they are so rotten they just go right through the combine. I cut a lot of soybeans that are notilled into corn stalks and that's the same way. K.A.

 

[Chuckm]

Thank you. I always wondered if they would be totally rotten by then.