High Residue Farming Workshop Wednesday at BBCC

Growers who are interested in learning more about no-till, strip-till, direct seed and other high residue farming strategies can take part in a WSU workshop Wednesday at Big Bend Community College.

Andrew McGuire will host the event and he said it’s important that farmers get all the information about potentially switching.

“There’s a learning curve on it. It does maybe cost a little bit in terms of buying some other equipment but hopefully I convince growers that it would be worth it.”

Topics covered will include establishing a successful crop, residue management strategies, and much more.

McGuire said residues can help soils build naturally, it can protect from wind, rain and other elements, and slow down soil decomposition.

“When you look at the economics, instead of having to till under all that residue, especially from high residue crops like wheat and corn, you actually save money in labor time because you don’t have to go back and forth across the field trying to get rid of all that residue.”

The workshop begins at 10:00 a.m. and runs until about 3 or 3:30 p.m. For more information, or to register, visit WSU's Irrigated Ag site.

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