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Re: Need Your Opinion on No-Till
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Posted by JMS/MN on October 06, 2004 at 12:51:05 from (204.73.106.15):
In Reply to: Need Your Opinion on No-Till posted by Allan in NE on October 06, 2004 at 10:10:40:
I figure that there is a place for every tillage system. I figure that there is no one system in these supposedly United states, much less the world. Like where paul lives, here, no-till was tried and abandoned, because of cold spring soil issues. Some go with ridge till (successfully), while some still plow, while most of us use a disc chisel. It is a good comprimise- on corn ground we chop stalks, then d/c. Some still like to turn under the bulk of the residue with a plow, and have fewer problems with trash (ok- pc term is residue, but it still clogs a field cultivator). A lot of it is due to finances. Many farms could use one or more systems, but can't afford the multiplicity of equipment. And the govt guy who KNOWS what is 'right' should put the checkbook on the line, buy a farm, and do what he wants, like the rest of us did.
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