Well I have had the soil tested for over 40 years on much of the ground we farm. The organic matter is higher than when we started testing. The PH is running in the 6.5-7 range. The utilization of nitrogen is under a unit per bushel of corn. When we started it was common for it to be over 1-1 1/2 units per bushel of corn. In 1978 the average yield on the farms was 130 BPA, using a rolling ten year average. Now it is at 235. This is largely due to the improved hybrids but the soil is also in better condition.
What many just do not seem to understand is how much fodder these modern high yielding hybrids produce. We have rising organic mater levels with heavy tillage to incorporate it into the soil structure.
It is popular for people to bash modern farming practices. There has not been hungry people in the US due to a crop failure in its entire history. So it is easy to throw rocks when you have a full belly.
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