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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: epicure who wrote (104472)5/18/2005 9:41:06 AM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
<<It's nice that no-till has grown by 35% since 1996- but that sounds like there are still a majority of crops being farmed the old wasteful way. >>

In my area it's all no till. I haven't seen a plowed field in years. The farmers save money by not tilling and that helps the net profit.

BTW, organic farming requires frequent tillage.
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