Rethinking Tillage
Tilling [or plowing] the soil is the equivalent of an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and forest fire occurring simultaneously to the world of soil organisms.
United States Department of Agriculture, 2010
United States Department of Agriculture, 2010
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What Happens When You Till?
When we use tillage, the soil ecosystem is disturbed on a massive scale. Purdue's Dr. Eileen Kladivko contrasts natural ecosystems with tilled systems and describes what we stand to lose when soils are tilled.
When we use tillage, the soil ecosystem is disturbed on a massive scale. Purdue's Dr. Eileen Kladivko contrasts natural ecosystems with tilled systems and describes what we stand to lose when soils are tilled.
Converting to No-till Using Cover Crops
No-till Farming Video x 68
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Conventional Tillage Harvests a Haboob, Unhealthy Soils
Posted by Jim Armstrong, Spokane County Conservation District, Washington, on October 14, 2014 at 10:30 AM
"Dust-storm-Texas-1935". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Dust Bowl V.2: Hot, Dry Conditions Create Domino Effect
Bill Spiegel
There are very few farmers using sweep plows anymore. The last thing we want to do is run any tillage equipment.
Snirt: A Black & White Issue
Brian DeVore
Farm Basics #868 - Reduced Tillage (Air Date 11/23/14)
AgPhD's Brian & Darren explain how farmers are caring for the land using reduced tillage methods.
No-Till Farming Pros and Cons
The agricultural industry is converting to this new and (on the surface, at least) better method.
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