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Harvested Crop Residue: Poor Economics and Soil Health Impacts

Harvested Crop Residue: Poor Economics and Soil Health Impacts

In Early September, I wrote a blog post entitled The Downside of Baled Crop Residue. My previous post focused on cornstalks. After harvest, as I traveled across the state, I have observed we have more harvested crop residue to consider. Baling soybean and wheat residues are poor economic decisions and negatively impact soil health of harvested fields.

Baled Soybean Residue

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Noxious Weeds in Hay

Noxious Weeds in Hay

I have received several phone calls from producers with concerns about toxic plants or noxious weeds in hay. Most of the time grazing animals avoid these toxic plants, and prefer to as weeds are typically unpalatable. However, when the animal is consuming hay or a mixed ration contaminated by these toxic plants, it is difficult for the animal to avoid them. Here are four key points hay and…

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