Posted by AB on June 01, 2008 at 20:14:19 from (74.141.51.51):
In Reply to: Re: wheat straw posted by J Schwiebert on June 01, 2008 at 17:37:53:
We are in a rush to no-till double crop soybeans in the wheat stubble as soon as the wheat comes off. The straw helps keep the moisture in the ground. However, any farmer with livestock square bales a few acres for bedding and some is even ground into livestock feed rations to add bulk. To get quality straw we drop the chopper off a walker type combine and leave a nice windrow behind combine.
Had a small time operation in the county that started sewing mats of straw together for waterways/soil conservation. They now are a big time operation with many employees. They do a lot of new construction business including highways. They contract with local farmers to get round bales of wheat straw. There is a tradeoff - they want long stemmed straw out of walker type machines and the farmer stores the straw until they call for it. Majority of combines here are now rotary type.
There is also a nitrogen loss to the ground when the straw is removed and not allowed to break back down. The mat factory must pay pretty good or the farmers wouldn"t mess with them.
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