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Jeff Coulter

Jeff Coulter

Extension corn agronomist and professor at the University of Minnesota, specializing in corn-based cropping systems.

Sep 10, 2026

8:02
Jeff, how should farmers think about residue management differently in no-till, strip-till and, of course, conventional tillage systems?
8:12
Yeah.
8:13
So, you know, in conventional tillage systems where they're doing that full width tillage, basically, you know, it starts at the combine.
8:20
You want to chop it into smaller pieces, get it spread evenly behind the combine.
8:25
And then you want to get that tilled in if you're in that conventional tillage system.
8:28
And the earlier you can get that residue tilled into the soil, the more breakdown you're going to have of it.
8:34
You know, sometimes we get these extended falls where it's nice weather into October, November, and we may even have sufficient moisture there.

11 MINS LATER

20:01
Another question, what should farmers consider when they're trying to decide whether to bale or remove residue versus just leaving it in the field?
2:52
And so, uh, curious to get your thoughts on, on what's in store for the Minnesota corn crop.
2:59
Yeah, thanks Ryan.
3:01
Uh, well, you know, it seems like the crop is definitely ahead of normal.
3:04
It seems like, uh, tasseling occurred about a week earlier than what it usually does.
3:09
Um, you know, we have pretty good moisture conditions a- amount around much of the state.
3:15
Uh, however, you know, we're starting to dry out a little bit now.
3:18
Um, there's not a lot of rain in the forecast.
6:50
All right, so from an anonymous attendee, when will we know if we got nick?

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