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Posted by Indydirtfarmer on October 02, 2004 at 16:08:22 from (204.255.238.71):
In Reply to: Re: L'il Brother....... posted by Allan in NE on October 02, 2004 at 15:27:16:
Not only is it less expensive putting a crop in the ground, our yields are HIGHER with no-till. Indiana usually leads the nation in no-till soybeans (% of crop vs. conventional tillage. NOT total acreage) The 5 counties immediately surrounding us, and our county lead the state in no-till vs, conventional.
After a few years of good no-till practice, soil structure improves to the point our yields are better. No-tilling caught on here in the mid 70's. By the mid 80's, most everyone was getting in on the act. There arent but maybe 8 or 10 farmers with substantial acreage, still using tillage tools.
We used a deep ripper on ONE field this year. It hasn't been farmed in years, and was packed like concrete. I'll hit it with a field cultivator (an IH piece..ALLEN) next spring. If all goes well, that'll be the last time it gets worked in my lifetime.
I sure do look back with fond memories, to the days of moldboard plows, or chisel plows, but those days are long gone...John
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