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Over 54 Percent Of PA Cropland Uses No-Till Conservation Practices
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USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service 2010 survey of tillage practices for major field crops in the Commonwealth found no-till was practiced on 54.4 percent of the major crop acreage, and other conservation tillage practices were used on the remaining 23.1 percent.
Conventional tillage was used on 22.5 percent of the major crop acreage in Pennsylvania, up slightly from the 22.2 percent recorded in 2009.
Corn and soybeans are the two crops with the highest acreages. Conventional till was used on 22.2 percent of the corn acreage, no-till was practiced on 54.4 percent of the acreage, and the remaining 23.3 percent of the corn acreage used other conservation tillage practices.
In soybeans, conventional till was used on 14.9 percent of the acreage, no-till was practiced on 63.8 percent of the acreage, and the remaining 21.3 percent of the acreage was cultivated using other conservation tillage practices.
Winter Wheat showed the biggest change, with no-till decreasing from 55.3 percent of the total acres planted to 41.2 percent of the acres planted; however, oats showed a 9.1 percent increase in percent planted using no-till practices.
A copy of the report is available online. |
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7/5/2010 |
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