Residue Management
No Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed
Definition:   Managing the amount, orientation, and distribution of crop and other plant residue on the soil surface year-round, while limiting soil-disturbing activities to only those necessary to place nutrient, condition residue, and plant crops.

Purpose:    To reduce sheet and rill erosion; reduce wind erosion; improve soil organic matter content;reduce carbon dioxide losses from the soil; increase plant-available moisture; and reduce sediment export from fields therefore improving water quality.

Conditions Where Practice Applies:
      This practice applies to all cropland and other land where crops are planted.
      This practice include planting methods commonly referred to as no-till, strip till, direct seed, zero till, slot till, or zone till.  Approved implements are: No-till and strip-till planters, certain drills and air seeders, strip-type fertilizer and manure injectors and applicators, inrow chisels, and similar implements that only disturb strips and slots.
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