 As we continue in our merit or myth series we would be remiss if we didn't speak about soil temperature. Here we discussed some data picked up from two fields down in Clay County in the 2016 growing season. I keep hearing all the time that soil temperature has a huge effect on plant growth. And how does residue affect that growth? If you have a lot of residue covering the surface how does that fluctuate? So we started out with a project we bought a bunch of these soil temperature sensors and we basically were looking for a comparison. Two fields, different management and trying to compare how does residue affect soil temperature at the two inch depth and see how that affects crop growth. So we installed these in the field right at planting time. Basically tried to disturb the soil as little as possible. Put these temperature probes in, set them back down. They're set to record once an hour. So we have quite a few data points throughout the whole growing season. So we collected data all through the year last year and right up to harvest. And it was pretty interesting the results that we found. Right, and that's where you and I came in Anthony. We got this overwhelming amount of data and you came up with an idea. Yeah, we talked to growers about the differences in temperature between management systems and they noticed those differences in the field by the differences in the plant growth they see. So you calculated those heat units and I think it shows quite well that by the time the end of the growing season comes around we've accumulated a similar amount of heat in that soil and that's where it comes out. Well, can you explain this part over here Anthony because the blue line here is going to be your no-till. So what is happening early in the season and what's happening in the eye of the farmer? Well, we're coming out of a season there just in May, you know, previous month April where soils are thawing and warming up. And so we see that those residue covered soils, the temperature rising a lot slower. And so we see that depression in the no-till there in the beginning of the season where that bare soil is going to take more heat in. That's just obvious that that's going to happen. And then somewhere around about the end of June that kind of catches up, right? Yeah, that's where that temperature moderation is coming in with the no-till and helping it to catch up. And old professor of mine, Dr. Tom, you achieved the interview. He always mentioned that that no-till will catch up later in that season and it does happen. Well, this discussion reminds me a little bit of what Ralph Holtzworth said to us a while back. You remember that Barrett? Yep, you don't harvest your corn in June. So what's next, Buzz? Well, you will remember that Anthony Bly mentioned temperature moderation in no-till soils. We're going to unpack that a little bit in the next video. See you soon.