re: How many years until we have multi-level farming?

Most farmers plant corn, wheat, peanuts, etc throughout the year on top of cotton.

Also irrigation almost doubles the yeild with half the effort.

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Also irrigation almost doubles the yeild with half the effort.

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Irrigation is twice the effort. I work harder physically irrigating than during planting and harvest.

As far as no till goes, it definitely has places that it’s the way to go, but it’s not in LA Rice Country and the ArkLaMiss Delta. I think we could make some improvements in the way some of the tillage is done and incorporate some cover crops, but I don’t believe in widespread, full blown, no till in the Delta.

I'm guessing we have the same friend

Also, rice farmers that rotate with beans can no till. We have in the past.

Is cotton your primary crop? How many acres? Do you have current soil and water analysis? What system do you use for watering?

Probably

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Is cotton your primary crop? How many acres? Do you have current soil and water analysis? What system do you use for watering?

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Cotton, corn, and soybeans. 3600 acres. Soil Samples are done every fall after crop is harvested. We then apply lime and P, then work it. Apply K in the Spring before planting. We don’t have have any water analysis data. We use center pivots, furrow irrigation, and use a re-lift pump to pump out of a natural lake.

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Rice-beans-rice with no tilling. Only did it once or twice when beans were bringing good $. Back to crawfish.

Impressive. I know of no one that is no-tilling the entire rice/soybean rotation. Only the soybeans are no-tilles typically.

You planted your beans into your rice stubble?