Document Type

Other

Publication Date

8-1-1988

Keywords

straw, fertilizer, agricultural costs, erosion protection

Extension Number

ExEx 8036

Department

Plant Science

Description

The shortage of feed and bedding during a dry year forces farmers to remove straw from many small grain fields. The removal of this straw is not without cost to the soil. There are three major “costs” to removing straw from a field: 1) fertilizer value to subsequent crops, 2) loss of fresh organic matter, and 3) loss of erosion protection.

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