Rice stubble management
What to do with your rice stubble fallow over summer
With such a dry spring in the Riverina, it is important to capitalise on the valuable resources in the C2017 rice stubble, including soil moisture, nutrients in the rice stubble and the rice stubble organic matter content. If fallowing, planning for sowing a winter crop in autumn 2018 starts with the actions you take with rice stubble from C2017:
Retain stubble to conserve moisture through less evaporation and reduce weeds using herbicides
Turn stubble nutrients into soil and build up soil organic matter
Re-laser the paddock to improve irrigation and drainage
Rice Extension Newsletter, October 2017