No-Till = Better Soil Quality

SUNUPs Kathy Shelton talks with OSU Extension soil scientist, Jason Warren about how no-till farming can improve soil quality, structure, and overall environmental quality.

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[lazybear83]

The "surface residue" your talking about is the accumulation of herbicides you sprayed on field.

Oh this is great science. Thumbs down

[NatureIsInfinite]

Tilling is not good. However, neither is using glysophate, other herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers and genetically engineered crops. Not even to mention the devastating effects of this type of mono crop large scale agriculture.

[gaiagale]

@darrengvw I read a 'reply' that arouses my curiosity ...did you understood any of my meaning

that "Herbicides are still used" proves that a tradition of faulty 'science' is being used rather than true science ...the evidence is in ...the"Herbicides" that are still being used are dangerous to people ...to the 'fauna' ...to the 'flora' as well as to the earth~scienticic FACT

if " genetically engineered seeds ... are harmless to people." why is Europe banning them

[darrengvw]

@gaiagale Not defective.....cost effective, less trips through the field means less money spent. Herbicides are still used and so are genetically engineered seeds which are harmless to people.

If your out in the country during the spring and it's windy you would notice a lot less dust in the air which is a good thing.

[bulleuston76]

A baron, brown, desert-like landscape; and these lands are farmed by so called academics and scientists. Not a tree in sight!

[cormus1]

@rocket8351 actually we have some heavy soil that everyone said that notill wouldn't work, and we have seen improved yields and crop health and easier pulling equipment through the soil after we started no tilling it. It has the same soil type as the red river valley soil of southeastern Manitoba and northeastern North Dakota.

[tjtradrs]

@johncarteroz

Trust us, we (farmers) are taking note and working towards making agriculture more sustainable and better for the enviroment. It's all about learing from our mistakes in the past and turing those mistakes into an opportunity to improve our practices.

[gaiagale]

this is astounding in the sense that it was the so called scientists that led farmers in the 'tilling' direction in the first place ...touting praises for large machinery; chemically treated (pesticide, herbicides, fertilzers)growing techniques; geneticly altered seed crops ...and now that the science has been proven defective ...the story is changing as if this is new discovery

[rocket8351]

Anybody know if anyone has done the same thing in some Wisconsin clay? and if it works anywhere near as well. This makes perfect sence in the great planes but the soil up here can be very heavy.

[chokkan7]

Scientific methodologies and a holistic approach are by no means mutually exclusive concepts. It's important to keep in mind that one of the reasons 'science' has gotten such a bad rap is that it was so often linked to plans which were intended to expand corporate hegemony. If science were not effective, would corporations have taken this approach? Not likely....