MU1979 - 1/21/2012 09:42 ... Was interesting to hear a 2020 report this morning talking about the doubling of corn yields and the need to utilize/remove the corn stalks, interesting studies on what to do with them including treating and feeding to cattle. This alone answers much of the cheap roughage needed for our industry. Opens up the cellose industry also. It is going to be fun. Pretty good, simple loosing few customers to major discussion about the future of the industry. Said before some of the best minds in agriculture are right here. Thanks to All. [emphasis mine]Repeatedly removing the cornstalks from the field, unless replaced with the equivalent amount of manure, is like shooting the milk cow or killing the golden goose. These news folks are fed this stuff by industries that want the cornstalks and don't give a hoot about our soils or organic matter. Those stalks ARE being utilized and converted, not removed, by all the bacteria and other soil life that gave us these soils to start with. Stalks from a 250+bu corn crop do require a different approach than planting corn into bean stubble with an old JD7000. But it is and can be done. And in my opinion the higher the yield, the more important it is for the residue to stay right there. The grain can go. The residue should stay. jmho. Jim at Dawn | 
loosing freezer beef customers rapidly!-Markwright?
