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Tag: crop residue

Planning ahead to reduce the risk of wind erosion

fine soil particles blowing off a field onto a rural highway
Posted on October 24, 2025 (October 24, 2025) by Jake Munroe

Wind erosion can cause significant soil loss. This fall, consider how your residue management and tillage practices can help reduce risk of erosion by wind over the winter and into next spring. […]

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What is the value of crop residue?

Posted on October 4, 2011 (August 10, 2016) by Greg Stewart

There is lots of talk about crop residue removal for bio-energy purposes. We have gone through the first wave of trying to make it very clear to those less familiar with agriculture that this crop residue has real value. Crop Residue Value Components Crop residue value hinges on a few components: Crop residues are critical […]

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