Farming Video | Unlocking Subsoil Nutrients with Rip-Till in Sugar Beets | XtremeAg

8 Apr 25 • 1m 15s

Jared Cook from Calibrated Agronomy shares a field update from a sugar beet operation where 30 pounds of hard red wheat were fall-planted as a cover crop. He highlights the use of a rip-till tool to create a 14-inch deep shank strip, allowing sugar beet roots to access subsoil nutrients more effectively—particularly 80 pounds of nitrate nitrogen identified in the top foot of soil.

00:00:00 It is Jared Cook Here calibrated agronomy right here in sugar beet field. We fall planted, uh, 30 pounds of hard red wheat. 00:00:09 Give us a little cover. It's coming up real nice. We got the old rip till rolling this morning. Gonna leave that strip of wheat to help us 00:00:17 with wind erosion, protect the sugar beets as they emerge. But the main purpose here is we use this rip till 00:00:24 to create about a 14 inch deep, uh, ripper shank strip that allows the sugar beets to access our sub soil quicker in the top foot of soil. 00:00:33 We have about 60 pounds of nitrate nitrogen sitting there in the, we've got 80 pounds nitrate nitrogen sitting there. 00:00:41 So we use this tillage tool to allow us to access that sub soil quicker, utilize that soil nutrient more efficiently, 00:00:49 and give ourselves the upper hand to take care of, take care of our soils, take care 00:00:53 of the environment, and do what's right. Proper stewardship. We'll catch you next time. Oh, pro tip of the day. 00:01:01 If you're not testing your subsoil on your farms, maybe it's time to take a look. You might have more nutrient down there than you realize. 25 00:01:08.335 --> 00:01:09.725

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