Projects

Tillage transect survey

Wheat

YearAcres%Cover
200668,89894
200729,546 94
200859,64395
200949,81096
201058,67295
201143,347 97
201226,14197
201332,08997
201435,083 97
201529,755 97
201636,65998
201727,482 98

Corn

YearAcres%Cover
200670,0954
200795,55320
200870,9766
200964,40114
201076,100 3
201174,81815
201291,20215
201388,68320
201481,860 14
201578,767 14
201686,98910
201780,690 20

Soybeans

YearAcres%Cover
2006122,21764
2007134,52968
2008129,42661
2009134,19452
2010112,696  77
2011132,41661
2012134,19068
2013134,19270
2014132,147 68
2015142,360 64
2016142,28858
2017145,00960

Cover crops

The office started tracking cover crops as a form of cover in 2011.
2016 Fall Cover Crop Acres = 24,177 Acres
Cover Crop after wheat 7,439 Ac
Cover Crop after soybeans 8,059 Ac
Cover Crop after corn 8,679 Ac

Year% as cover
20114
20122
20136
201411
201511
20169

Demonstration plots

2009 Wheat Results (bushels/acre)

OwnerIncorporated manureSurface applied manureUrea
Jerry Niese 125.4127.5128.2
Tom Warnimont57.153.8
Jim Leopold92.093.7
Dave Inkrott92.387.6

2008 Wheat Results (bushels/acre)

OwnerIncorporated manureSurface applied manureUrea
Steve Leopold78.182.4
Tom Warnimont58.258.261
Jim Leopold86.889
Dennis Niese59.761.261.2
Dragline Application61.1

2008 Corn Results (bushels/acre)

Owner28% UANManure & AgrotineSwine Manure
Steve Leopold161.33144.03147.15
Jerry Niese206.3205.8207.3
Denny Niese168.5169.7169.8

2008 Soybean Results (bushels/acre)

OwnerNo ManureManure
Jim Leopold49.849.1