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High Residue Farming in
Irrigated Cropping Systems
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Connell
High residue farming demonstration
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• Wheat-Corn-Corn• Custom harvest• No residue removed
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High residue farming under irrigation
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Direct seed or 4-8 tillage passes?
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High residue farming saves water
Source of water savings Water savings, inches
Elimination of tillage 0.3-0.7 per passReduced evaporation 2-3.8
Increased storage 1-2 (?)Total 3.3-6.5
Klocke, 1991
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Sagebrush slide
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Low humidity slows decomposition.
75%
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Specialty crops require tillage, attract research funding.
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Diverse cropping sequences.
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HRF in the Columbia BasinChallenges• Coarse soils• Low SOM• Slow decomposition• Complex cropping
systems• High value crops Tillage
• HRF equipment• Northern latitude• Low research priority
Advantages• Irrigation• High yield crops• High residue crops• Diversity of crops• High profit potential
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Planter retrofit, Drill purchase.
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• What and Why EM071E• Crop Rotation EM072E• Residue management through
Planting EM073E• Pest Management
Considerations EM074E• Strip-till EM036E
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Direct seeding dry edible beans
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Planting into very high residue can be done successfully.
Plantspacing
Std.deviation
Plantpop.
Gaps per 30 plants
2008 5.4” 2.3” 38,880 0.5
2009 6.1” 3.3” 34,556 2.2
Target36,000
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Yields show potential, if adjustments are made.
VarietyYield,
tons/ac
Pioneer trials, tons/ac(tilled)
2008 37Y11 (97) 6.22 4.73 – 6.862009 37K11 (99) 6.06 6.44- 7.16
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If this is the worst case scenario, what is possible?Challenges overcome:• Warm season crop• Corn after corn• High residue levels• Poor residue management• Cooler than average temperatures• Inexperienced farmers• Soil not yet structured (2nd year of no-till)
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Cumulative effect of high residue farming?
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Cool springs in 2008, 2009