A wheat question(s) for Illinois (US) based farmers

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A wheat question(s) for Illinois (US) based farmers

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So I am going all in for my American playthru. I am working Elm Creek as IMO, it's currently the best US map available (just my opinion, no need to get the pitchforks and torches just yet).

I have a solid routine (thanks to Illinois Farmer and a few Illinois Ag websites). Using slurry on my beans and slurry and anhydrous on my corn (I can finally use anhydrous instead or roleplaying liquid fert!!!). I disc the beans and use a ripper and disc on the corn. As far as I can tell, I have mirrored real life on those 2 as much as the game will allow.

But I have no info on how (winter) wheat is handled in this area. I have the growth cycle fine (the growth calendar actually matches up perfectly with southern to central Illinois for most crops grown in this area). But I am not sure how to handle tillage and fertilizing. I have been discing and using anhydrous on the field and just winging it on whatever I have around for the second fert pass. Would it be common to direct drill wheat in the area? If not, what type of tillage is best and when and which fert should I use?

Any info and details native to my area would be invaluable and sooooo appreciated! TIA
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Re: A wheat question(s) for Illinois (US) based farmers

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PrincessJessi84 wrote: Fri Jul 01, 2022 7:05 pm no need to get the pitchforks and torches just yet
I was already looking for my lighter, but then I realised I stopped smoking since November last year so I couldn't find it! 🤣

All joking aside, im dutch so I can't help you here. But im quite sure some people will provide you with the answers you looking for!

Happy Farming! Enjoy the weekend! :hi:
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And you as well :)
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Well looks like my post from earlier didn't go through ha.
We direct drill into bean ground in late September/ early October. We combine it in July and then will haul liquid manure onto. We will chisel the ground in the fall so it will be ready for next year to put anhydrous, disc, then plant corn.
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Ok that was kind of how I was doing it but had the corn and bean switched in the rotation. I will probably put down slurry to get the fert requirements for the wheat but otherwise that sounds great. Thanks once again!
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Yup no problem. We just do it that way because we usually drill the wheat before corn harvest is over and helps with the rotation and adding more nitrogen back into the ground.
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