Trash or Treasure? Maximize the Value of Your Residue

Whether you no-till, cover crop, double crop, or simply have higher yields today than a decade ago, you’ve got residue in your field. Sometimes we call that residue “trash” because it can create challenges coming planting time. However, we cannot discredit the nutritional value that residue contains to help feed next year’s crop and sustain a healthy soil, and suddenly is that “trash” actually “treasure?” The hard part about treasure is that it usually is tough to get to, as can be residue management of our cropping systems. In this Field Advisor webinar, Dr. Connor Sible and Ava Isaacs will review exactly what residue is, how much we’re likely to encounter year over year, and summarize recent trial work on residue management conducted by the Crop Physiology Lab at the University of Illinois.