Soil Residue Cover Examples
The following are examples of different levels of residue soil cover. The percentage of soil cover in each photo is estimated.
No-till corn residue 100% soil cover
No-till corn residue, 90% soil cover
No-till corn residue, 75% soil cover
No till corn residue, 50% soil cover
No till corn residue, 10% soil cover
No till wheat residue, 95% soil cover
Tilled wheat residue, 50% soil cover
Tilled soybean residue with emerging cereal rye, 25% soil cover
Soybean residue with emerging cover crop, 80% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 15% soil cover
Tilled soybean residue, 15% soil cover
Tilled soybean residue, 5% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 15% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 20% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 10% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 5% soil cover
Tilled wheat residue, 20% soil cover
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The 2024 Soil Health School will be held Jan. 23-24 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City, SD! Keynote speakers include Jay Fuhrer, Jerry Hatfield, Glenn Elzinga, and Zach Smith. There will be many other speakers, breakout sessions, and opportunties to network and socialize! Join us and be a part of our 2024 Soil Health Conference!
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