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To: LindyBill who wrote (306118)5/21/2009 6:31:38 AM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793697
 
I've seen no-till farming in Ohio. The fields don't compare with the traditionally plowed fields.

They say that it saves them money because they need less fuel for multiple passes with a plow, disk, and harrow. Just one for the Roundup and one for sowing.

Roundup is pretty benign, but it's still a chemical.



To: LindyBill who wrote (306118)5/21/2009 9:01:39 AM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793697
 
<<This is because the "Roundup Ready System" is primarily a "no-till" system.>>

And that is a good thing. Really cuts down on erosion of the soil and conserves moisture. I remember one year when a neighbor did two tillages to get rid of weeds and then planted beans. It didn't rain and they didn't come up. The two tillage passes had dried out his soil.


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