What resources are available to help make a decision on till or no-till?
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agchat:
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JPlovesCOTTON:
Q7 I think neighboring farmers have worked with tillage so much, I'd defer to local sources. Extension has a lot too. #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q7 We chose to no till for fuel, labor, and soil erosion issues. That was 15 yrs ago. #agchat
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weedgirl24:
Q7 - university research, a few notill gurus in the midwest - or you can hire a great agronomist like me. Hee Hee. #agchat
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agchat:
RT @ksfarmboy: Q7 We chose to no till for fuel, labor, and soil erosion issues. That was 15 yrs ago. #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
RT @weedgirl24: Q7 - university research, a few notill gurus in the midwest - or you can hire a great agronomist like me. Hee Hee. #agchat
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JPlovesCOTTON:
Q7 I've known folks on river ground no-tilling or doing a minimum till program for more than 20 yrs, enviro & economic benefits #agchat
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Farm3rsDaught3r:
Q7: Extension is a great resource... NRCS too! I feel like I'm shamelessly plugging them but they put out great info! #agchat
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drewbender:
Q7 We mostly have switched to no till to lower fuel costs, reduce erosion and to be more timely during planting season. #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q7 there was very very little no till in our area when we started. It was more expensive then, but we thought it was worth it. #agchat
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weedgirl24:
Q7 - a lot of the decision will need to be based on soil type, drainage, crop to be grown, options for weed control. strip till too
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minnemom:
Q7 Conservation Tillage Conferences have held lots of useful info in making switch. #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q7 No till became more attractive after the freedom to farm act passed. Farmers no longer dictated on crops to remain in farm prgm. #agchat
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Zweberfarms:
Q7 ARS has done some good research into organic no till soybeans and miller farms in wisconsin #agchat
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tefguy:
Q7 no till in S MN is a little tough when spring & soil is cool #agchat
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rebeccahannam:
Q7: Lots of research from U of Guelph and gov't in Ontario. Consultants can show research to farmers and neighbours will follow! #agchat
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yourlocalfoods:
Q7 sounds like the future paths are heading to no-till? or are there some cases that will always be till? #agchat
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weedgirl24:
Q7 - not all soil is really fit to notill, but most can at least be strip tilled which is sort of an in between #agchat
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FarmerHaley:
RT @weedgirl24: Q7 - not all soil is really fit to notill, but most can at least be strip tilled which is sort of an in between #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q7 Still many conventional till farmers here raising continuous wheat. Some just don't want t change. #agchat
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hogs_r_us:
Q7 because of high water table in the spring and R type of irrigation strict no till doesn't work very well we strip and ridge till #agchat
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agchat: Q7 (via @TruffleMedia) What resources are available to help make a decision on till or no-till? #agchat
Rune67: RT @agchat Q7 (via @TruffleMedia) What resources are available to help make a decision on till or no-till? #agchat
mpaynknoper: RT @agchat: Q7 (via @TruffleMedia) What resources are available to help make a decision on till or no-till? #agchat
drewbender: RT @agchat: Q7 (via @TruffleMedia) What resources are available to help make a decision on till or no-till? #agchat
ksfarmboy: RT @agchat: Q7 (via @TruffleMedia) What resources are available to help make a decision on till or no-till? #agchat
culinarybliss: Any #extension people? RT @agchat: Q7 (via @TruffleMedia) What resources are available to help make a decision on till or no-till? #agchat
JPlovesCOTTON: Q7 I think neighboring farmers have worked with tillage so much, I'd defer to local sources. Extension has a lot too. #agchat
PeteAlexion: Q7 Start with erosion and amount of avail/depth of topsoil #agchat
weedgirl24: Q7 - university research, a few notill gurus in the midwest - or you can hire a great agronomist like me. Hee Hee. #agchat
rebeccahannam: Many benefits indeed. RT @ksfarmboy: Q7 We chose to no till for fuel, labor, and soil erosion issues. That was 15 yrs ago. #agchat #agchat
FarmerHaley: Q7: soil erosion has declined 42 percent between 1982 & 2003 largly due to adoption of no-till practices http://bit.ly/akp2o3 (expand) #agchat
Farm3rsDaught3r: Q7: Extension is a great resource... NRCS too! I feel like I'm shamelessly plugging them but they put out great info! #agchat
Zweberfarms: Q7 ARS has done some good research into organic no till soybeans and miller farms in wisconsin #agchat
yourlocalfoods: Q7 sounds like the future paths are heading to no-till? or are there some cases that will always be till? #agchat
TruffleMedia: Well that ends Q7 ! RT @FarmerHaley Q7 - lots of resources available on no till at OSI http://ohioline.osu.edu/b760/b760_9.html #agchat
lesliebradshaw: RT @agchat: RT @FarmerHaley: Q7 soil erosion has declined 42% '82-'03 largly b/c adoption of no-till practices http://bit.ly/akp2o3 (expand) #agchat
natejtaylor: Indeed! RT @mpaynknoper: @yourlocalfoods Q7 Vast majority of farmland around here is no-till. Makes environmental & economic sense. #agchat
FEeditors: Q7 - Our Ag Div. publishes no-till farmer and strip-till strategies. www.no-tillfarmer.com, www.striptillstrategies.com #agchat
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