Posted by loren in wi on November 20, 2012 at 15:49:06 from (69.179.17.22):
In Reply to: Are plows obsolete? posted by Joe W. on November 19, 2012 at 19:34:50:
My dad grew up in easrern NE. Then we moved to WI. In Nebraska it was always so dry. Then came the center pivot Irrigation. Several wells that my relatives had out there for years have dried up, as they said the water level is going down, around 50 feet so far. In Wi it was a wetter climate, we moldboard plow all the time. I remember when no till corn came out the fine print said you only need to plow every 7 years. Well 25 years later some just chisle plow. I have seen corn stalks that are so hard 4 years later they havent rotted down yet. That is I we plow, it covers up the stalks and makes organic matter. I think land still needs to be plowed but keep buffer zones and fence rows to keep some vegetation there.
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