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No-Tiller, Strip-Tiller Builds Combine Attachment for Heavy Residue

By Noah Newman posted on September 23, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Noah newman paid a visit to Tanner Schoff, a young farmer who no-tills and strip-tills in Walnut, Ill. Tanner was struggling with heavy residue in his system. So, he invented a combine attachment called the Sharp Harvest Rezidue Reaper to cut through stalks.

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Video of the Week: Biologicals for Residue Decomposition

By Mackane Vogel posted on June 12, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

This one comes to us from Connor Sible, research associate at the University of Illinois and 2024 National No-Tillage Conference speaker. He checks in with an update on a residue management study.

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Make Your No-Till Fields More Slug Resilient

By Noah Newman posted on June 7, 2024

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, no-tillers from across the world weigh in on the million-dollar question, “How do you control slugs?”

The Andersons Launches Bio Reverse to Maximize Residue Breakdown

August 18, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Residue Management

Source: The Andersons

A new microbial product helps break down crop residues post-harvest, making nutrients more available to meet the following crop's needs.

Corn Residue Breakdown as Affected by Tillage and N Application

November 7, 2019 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Iowa State University Extension

There is a common belief among many farmers and agronomists that tillage can accelerate residue breakdown. Likewise, there is the belief that the application of nitrogen fertilizer on crop residue after harvest can speed up the process of residue breakdown. Neither assertion is true, say researchers at Iowa State University.

Turn Stubborn Piles of Residue Into Cash for No-Till Soils, Crops

Biological residue digesters on the market can help no-tillers saddled with not-so-perfect soil biology recycle their crop stover and stubble faster to improve nutrient management.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 14, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Residue Management, Soil Health

Highly functioning no-tilled soils should, in theory, efficiently break down crop residue into humus and soil organic matter so plants can take up nitrogen (N), potassium and phosphorus (P) left by the decayed material for the next crop.

Standing Crop Residue Can Reduce Snow Drifting and Increase Soil Moisture

February 8, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Washington State University Extension

Tall standing stubble, achieved by harvesting with a stripper header and leaving stumble at full-crop height, can conserve water and reduce residue decomposition rates in the Palouse region, says a new study by Washington State University Extension.

FROM THE DESK OF JOHN DOBBERSTEIN

‘Sipping’ on Thoughts About Residue Decomposition

By John Dobberstein posted on January 25, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Apparently there’s no shortage these days of clever experiments to help illustrate important points about the health and functioning of soils.

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

Keys to Speeding Up Residue Decomposition

While residue decomposition is largely controlled by the environment and soil conditions, there are some things no-tillers can do to help speed breakdown along.

By Laura Barrera posted on October 18, 2016 | Posted in Residue Management

While residue decomposition is largely controlled by the environment and soil conditions, there are some things no-tillers can do to help speed breakdown along.

Bio Strip-Till: Best of Both Worlds

Using cover crops with strip-tillage helps growers improve the crop-row environment, build soil organic matter and protect fields from erosion.

By Dan Zinkland posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

There’s a new hybrid practice growers are taking advantage of that marries the benefits of cover crops with those of strip-till.

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