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Soil health: Don't remove too much corn residue this fall

By Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension
Nov 21, 2008
Nov 21, 2008

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By Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension

In most fields, corn residue remaining after grain harvest is incorporated into the soil with tillage or is left on the soil surface. But corn residue is also becoming a commodity.

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