Posted 11/24/2012 23:12 (#2715228 - in reply to #2712317) Subject: RE: Residue decomp....
decrease residue particle size....increase surface area for microbial attack....increase rate and extent of microbial digestion. Well proven theory when one studies long stemmed vs chopped forage fed to a cow, sheep, etc. Soil ain't that much different than Elsie! lol