Posted by Fixerupper on October 05, 2010 at 05:52:37 from (207.199.205.40):
In Reply to: Why plow at all? posted by KYfarm on October 05, 2010 at 04:42:39:
Here in Iowa some farmers are successful with no-till if they farm an area that has lighter soil but Iowa has different weather conditions than Kentucky.
The one big factor you have going against you with no-tilling in Kentucky is your soil doesn't freeze deep enough loosen the soil like it does in the northern states. The jury is still out as to whether plowing kills more insects or not. Some claim no-till leaves the insect eggs on top where the winter weather will kill them, others claim the insects merely have a better jump on spring if left on top of the soil.
I do have a 66 acre field that I've no-tilled for five years and I really don't know if there's an advanatage or not. It's poorer, lighter ground that doesn't yield well no matter what I do and I have no comparable soil elsewhere to compare it with. Jim
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