Every harvest leaves something behind, crop residue. While residue plays an important role in protecting soil, excess stover can create real challenges when it comes time to plant the next crop. Heavy residue can slow field prep, interfere with planting operations, tie up valuable nutrients and ultimately impact early-season crop performance.
That’s where Velora™ comes in.
Velora is a biological crop residue digester designed to help growers manage high-residue fields more effectively: breaking down tough stover, improving planting conditions and releasing nutrients locked inside crop residue. The result is cleaner fields, stronger stands and better crop performance from the ground up.
The challenge: managing excess crop residue
Corn-on-corn acres, high-yielding crops, reduced tillage systems and cooler northern climates all contribute to increased residue accumulation. While residue protects against erosion and helps retain moisture, too much of it can:
- Delay soil warming in spring
- Cause planter hair-pinning, residue clogs, and uneven seed placement
- Tie up nitrogen and other nutrients as residue breaks down
- Create inconsistent emergence and uneven stands
Residue management isn’t just about field appearance, it’s about setting the stage for uniform emergence and early-season success.
What is Velora?
Velora is a liquid biological residue management product specifically formulated to accelerate the breakdown of crop residue. It contains a unique combination of six Bacillus species; each selected for their ability to degrade cellulose and convert residue into plant-available nutrients.
Rather than relying solely on mechanical tillage or time, Velora enhances natural biological processes already happening in the soil, just faster and more efficiently.
How Velora works
The six-strain Bacillus blend targets residue from multiple angles, providing broad-spectrum degradation of tough stalks and root material. As residue breaks down, nutrients are tied up in stover. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are released back into the soil profile where future crops can access them.
Field research has shown that Velora-treated residue releases higher levels of nutrients compared to untreated residue, helping return value from last year’s crop into this year’s yield potential.
Flexible fit in any program
One of Velora’s biggest advantages is how easily it fits into existing grower practices. Velora can be applied:
- Post-harvest in the fall
- Early spring before tillage or planting
It is highly compatible with common tank-mix partners, including UAN, AMS, and certain herbicides, allowing growers to streamline operations without adding extra passes across the field.
Velora is not crop-specific and works on any cellulose-based plant residue, making it a strong fit across corn, small grains and other high-residue cropping systems.
The agronomic payoff
By breaking down residue more efficiently, Velora helps address several agronomic challenges at once:
- Improved planter performance and reduced residue interference
- Faster nutrient cycling from crop residue
- More uniform emergence and stronger early stands
- Cleaner seedbeds that support consistent crop development
Ultimately, Velora helps growers move from managing residue to using residue as a resource, recovering nutrients, improving field conditions and building a better foundation for crop success.
A smarter way to start the season
Residue management decisions made in the fall or early spring directly influence how the next crop gets started. Velora provides a solution that works with the soil, not against it, enhancing natural breakdown processes while fitting seamlessly into today’s agronomic programs.
For growers facing heavy residue and tight planting windows, Velora offers a smarter, more efficient way to plant cleaner, stand stronger and grow smarter.
For more information on how Velora would fit in your acres, contact your CHS sales representative.
