Copious amounts of residue left behind by today’s high-yielding corn, soybean and wheat hybrids and varieties can certainly create challenges. In this 28-page special no-till report, veteran no-tillers share their best tips and tricks on planter setups for handling these residue challenges without sacrificing your soil’s protection and health. For instance, processing stalks at the corn header, using biological product, responsible residue baling and even stalk grazing are other means to getting the job done.

Whether it's precision technology tips for planter setups, vertical tillage or just letting your no-tilled soils do the work, this new 40-page report will share numerous ways you can get residue in your no-tilled fields under control.

Whether it's precision technology tips for planter setups, vertical tillage or just letting your no-tilled soils do the work, this new 40-page report will share numerous ways you can get residue in your no-tilled fields under control.

Managing corn residue without it leaving your no-till fields is becoming a challenging task from the time of fall harvest to next year’s crop canopy. Because managing corn residue starts at harvest, in this presentation Marion Calmer discusses the mechanical impact that chopping corn heads, different styles of stalk rolls, stubble stompers and vertical tillage have on planting down pressure, clean seed trenches and how residue flows through planters. The western Illinois no-tiller also reviews the pros and cons of sizing corn residue, along with the economic impact it has on soil temperatures, soil moisture, earthworm populations, nutrient release, nitrogen tie-up and, ultimately, yield response.

Whether it's precision technology tips for planter setups, vertical tillage or just letting your no-tilled soils do the work, this new 40-page report will share numerous ways you can get residue in your no-tilled fields under control.

Marion Calmer takes corn harvest seriously. The no-tiller from Alpha, Ill., knows a properly adjusted combine will allow him to harvest every kernel possible, but he needs to process residue so he can no-till next year’s crop with limited interference from last year’s trash.

Undecayed corn stalks and other plant residue can lead to disease and insect infestations, soils slow to warm in the spring, volunteer corn and challenges for planting equipment and seedling emergence. And while residue provides protection to soils, it’s a source of valuable nutrients to the following crop when released properly.

Manager of Titan Tire Scott Sloan takes you through tools and practices available today that can help you avoid or limit tire damage.

In this presentation, agronomist Tony Vyn shows how nitrogen rates and timing impact corn yields and air quality and how no-tillers can claim partial credit for improving air quality.