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<\/p>\nTrash, stover, residue \u2014 while post-harvest debris has taken different names throughout the years,\u00a0it is now posing new threats and challenges. Growers will agree today\u2019s higher plant populations,\u00a0conservation tillage practices and better yielding, more-resistant stacked hybrids can benefit\u00a0profitability, productivity and crop performance. However, these progressive practices create more\u00a0field residue than ever before. Farmers are all too aware of the frustration this causes at planting.\u00a0Mounding stover is not the answer because it is detrimental to overall soil and plant health.<\/p>\n
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Residue blocks and locks crop potential There\u2019s also a fertility opportunity loss: The residue contains substantial locked-up\u00a0nutrients. Residue left over from a single acre of 200-bushel corn, with a 1:1 grain\/stover ratio at 15.5 percent moisture, can contain more than $32 of nitrogen, $10\u00a0phosphorus and $36 potassium (totaling more than $80*) \u2014 nutrients which are\u00a0only available to crops as the stover decomposes. Without microbial activity to\u00a0digest the residue, nutrients sit unavailable for months (even years).<\/p>\n Keep the yields, lose the residue Humi-Till can save potential nutrient loss, equipment damage and inefficient planting \u2014 supporting\u00a0performance and profitability and improving overall soil health. Additionally, it offers growers flexibility and\u00a0a low application rate of three to four quarts per acre. It is ideal for fall, postharvest application and can be\u00a0used with liquid nitrogen and herbicide application \u2014 both fall and spring.<\/p>\n To learn more about Humi-Till click here<\/a>.\u00a0To learn more about other natural soil enhancement and plant fertility products \u2014 including\u00a0Monty\u2019s activated humic technology click here<\/a>\u00a0or call 1-800-978-6342.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Trash, stover, residue \u2014 while post-harvest debris has taken different names throughout the years,\u00a0it is now posing new threats and challenges. Growers will agree today\u2019s higher plant populations,\u00a0conservation tillage practices and better yielding, more-resistant stacked hybrids can benefit\u00a0profitability, productivity and crop performance. However, these progressive practices create more\u00a0field residue than ever before. Farmers are all…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-montys-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/strong>Excess\u00a0residue blocks surface soil from both sunlight and air. This lowers soil\u00a0temperatures, which keeps soils cool and wet \u2014delaying planting and hindering\u00a0germination and early growth. Rolling in deep stover damages tires and\u00a0equipment and hinders seed-soil contact and inconsistent\u00a0stands \u2014 all costing\u00a0growers time and money.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>To maintain profits, growers cannot sacrifice the advantages that come with stacked hybrids. Fortunately,\u00a0growers now have options to help overcome the disadvantages that come with heaping stover. Humi-Till,\u00a0a new crop residue manager, is a specific blend of Monty\u2019s activated humic technology \u2013 combined with\u00a0microbes which digest lignin and cellulose. When applied to residue, it works with soil enzymes and other\u00a0soil biology to expedite crop residue decomposition \u2014 unblocking the residue barrier on surface soil and\u00a0unlocking valuable nutrients.<\/p>\n