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[farmaholic]

Yous leaving money on the table

Fertilize to the max

You cant loose

She all goes 50 even with out July Rain !

Give er !

Remember what I said about being all in last spring? Not a good feeling when it isn't raining.

And all those nutrients are stranded 4 inches away from the seedrow in a "midrow" band while roots are growing down not lateral chasing moisture.

🤔😉😉😉😉😉😉😛😠

[AlbertaFarmer5]

So what is the consensus on nutrient availability from straw chopped in no-till cropping? Different sources indicate different portions are eventually available again, vs. lost to the atmosphere.

[TASFarms]

One good rain can wash all the potash out of the straw.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

One good rain can wash all the potash out of the straw.

And wash get into the soil or wash it away?

I am more concerned about the nitrogen. Some sources indicate that a large portion of the N gets volatized and lost, Unless it is Incorporated.

[Ab7]

Zero soil moisture. Will put down enough at seeding for about 30 I'm thinking
Who counts straw nutrient uptake if you don't remove the straw?

That’s obviously for people who are removing the straw.
Duh

[farming101]

That’s obviously for people who are removing the straw.
Duh

Okay makes sense now.
Just that nobody removes canola straw round here

[farmaholic]

That’s obviously for people who are removing the straw.
Duh

Gotta grow it before you can remove it.

Gotta have enough nutrients for the grain production and the straw, root and leaf biomass as well.

Glad we get to leave our residue behind to help build soil and it's structure.

A good thatch can even help preserve moisture in dry springs.

Wet years it can turn into a Petri dish of fungal disease, oh well, enter vertical tillage(time and place).

[helmsdale]

the stover number still matters... You have to grow the straw in the current year.

[WiltonRanch]

the stover number still matters... You have to grow the straw in the current year.

Exactly and if you rely on mineralization too much without investing something back into your portfolio, the interest dwindles to nothing. Some of my challenging soils are solonetzic and most soil test regimes recommended do not pan out if other factors aren’t in your favour. All I know is keep the soil covered, leave residue, add residue (feed cows on it), fertilize for a realistic yield, and don’t grow barley.

[TOM4CWB]

One good rain can wash all the potash out of the straw.

One good thunderstorm can add 50ib/ac n in crop year.... A good pea crop can add another 100b/ac n the next 3 years... plus soil conditioning / nutrient avaliability/uptake is increased... 60bu/ac pea crop well chopped and spread= huge productivity gains after that pulse crop... fabas not so much...