Straw Management: A Strategic Decision for Soil Health
Recent research underscores the benefits of leaving straw residue post-harvest, highlighting improvements in erosion control and soil moisture retention .
Among the many politically polarizing issues of the day is climate change. A multitude of claims — many unsubstantiated — are made by both the “doom and gloomers” as well as the deniers.
Alan Rotz is an agricultural engineer with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service based in University Park, Pa. He proposes we follow the science when predicting the outcomes of climate change and spoke last week at the World Alfalfa Congress in San Diego, Calif., about the future of alfalfa in a changing environment. His news was not all bad.
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Recent research underscores the benefits of leaving straw residue post-harvest, highlighting improvements in erosion control and soil moisture retention .
Wheat growers in the Pacific Northwest may have reason for optimism this year—WSU is forecasting a quiet season for stripe rust.
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