Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: crops that drain the soil?
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by John (C-IL) on October 06, 2005 at 18:36:51 from (205.188.117.6):
In Reply to: Re: crops that drain the soil? posted by paul on October 06, 2005 at 14:43:59:
I know, confusing isn't it? What is happening when you "plow down" plant debris actually works out to be about a break even deal between O.M. depletion and creation. O.M. increases are achieved by limiting tillage and letting the plant growth and the work of the soil microbes actually "create" O.M.. Soil science is very complicated, but suffice to say that meaningful increases of soil O.M. are difficult to obtain in the short term, and are relatively small in the long term, mostly in the 1% to 2% range over a decade or more.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Gatherin of the Orange - by Rick Nikolich. In July of 1998 I was talking to fellow Allis Chalmers collector Mike Schilling about the annual "Gathering of The Orange" AC show coming up in August of 1999. He got this wild idea that we should get a convoy of AC tractors and drive them from Charlotte, Michigan 105 miles to LaGrange, Indiana.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|