Stubble: Keep it or burn it? - March 2004

Understanding your soil and what you want from it is an important ingredient to having a successful stubble management program on your farm. CSIRO soil scientist, Clive Kirkby (left), explains how to decide which stubble management regime is right for you and answers questions from farmers about some of the pitfalls. The image below illustrates the stubble decomposition process. For further information: Martin Blumenthal, GRDC, 02 6272 5525 Simplified illustration of processes involved in stubble retention that can affect following...