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Breaking Down Residue Starts With Healthy No-Till Soils

No-tillers who create conditions that support active soil microbial activity have fewer headaches with residue decomposition and nutrient availability after harvest.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 14, 2015 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

For many no-tillers, it’s difficult enough to get crops planted and harvested on time each year. But after harvest, there’s often another battle — managing residue in such a way that it’s an asset to their rotation, rather than a liability.

Saving Sandy Soils and Pushing No-Till Productivity

With no-till protecting their soils from erosion, the Schlarmanns are focusing on fertility, soybean yields and soil microbial activity.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 23, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management

When the Schlarmann family started no-tilling in the 1980s to save their sandy soils from wind erosion, they eased into the practice by trying it on a piece of land here and there.

No-Tillers Tackle Residue Issues From Every Angle

Planter upgrades, header modifications, vertical tillage and ‘soil livestock’ are helping no-tillers manage stalks and straw.

By John Dobberstein posted on July 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management

One of the most crucial management decisions any no-tiller faces is deciding how to handle stalks, cobs, fodder, root crowns and straw from ever-increasing crop yields.

Online Extras: March 2015 Issue

March 8, 2015

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

Stalk Roller Links Residue Breakdown with No-Till Benefits

Clover, Cereal Rye Enhance No-Tiller’s 3-Year Rotation
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Tillage, Nitrogen Applications Ineffective Residue Decay Methods

April 7, 2014 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: By Mahdi Al-Kaisi, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University Extension

Crop residue serves an important role in physically protecting soil by preventing soil erosion during rain events or high winds.

Spring 2009, Take Two In 2010

Experts offer advice for no-tillers once again contending with a slew of issues this spring stemming from a late, wet harvest

By Martha Ostendorf posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Déjà vu. No-tillers probably felt it this fall as they battled rain and then raced to beat the snow getting crops harvested, just like 2008.

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