Do farmers feel like conventional practices degrade their own soil?
Note: The posts are read from top to bottom.
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kmrivard:
Q3 Done correctly from foot-to-foot, from field-to-field, methods are designed to protect soil. Soil = income, yo. #agchat
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MarieB41:
Q3 Generally speaking farmers do what's best for their soil and land so coventional practices evolve to what's best #agchat
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ksfarmgrown:
Q3 No, Conventional practices have to be 'sustainable' or they can't be passed on to next generation. #agchat
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timyohnka:
Q3 No. Many farmers know their own soils and will not push that soil so far as to degrade it. #agchat
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sollmana:
Q3: I don't think so. Even w/small hog operation, we spread manure on garden=building organic matter. #agchat
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EddieMill:
Q3 I know I couldn't properly maintain the soil if I was much bigger - crop rotations and compost physics are key! #agchat
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agchat:
RT @ksfarmgrown: Q3 No, Conventional practices have to be sustainable or they cant be passed on to next generation. #agchat
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CropLifeFdn:
Q3: Many conventional practices work to preserve, not degrade soil. Best example is no-till ag. amazing benefits to soil #agchat
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4leafclovercow:
RT @kmrivard: Q3 Done correctly from foot-to-foot, from field-to-field, methods are designed to protect soil. Soil = income, yo. #agchat
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dairygoddess:
Q3 We submit a sample at every harvest every field (CA Water Reqmt) to make sure OK. Wouldnt want that to happen. #agchat
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MHG_Dairy:
Q3 Good crop rotation practices and reduced till or no till are the best ways to maintain and improve soil quality #agchat
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alrayner302:
#agchat Q3 I guess here in Aus, many croppers are playing with no till methods as traditional cultivation does effect our soils
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MarieB41:
Q3 to be successful you can't degrade your land...they're not making any more of it #agchat
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KyFarmersMatter:
Q3 Guess my def of conventional is diff cuz I don't C farming meth or sz as being part of def. Is more mkt that product is sold n2 #agchat
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SlowMoneyFarm:
Q3 perspective matters; conventional used to be plow, disk, harrow, plant; still is for some #agchat
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EddieMill:
Nice one. RT @timyohnka Q3 No. Many farmers know their own soils and will not push that soil so far as to degrade it. #agchat
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agchat:
RT @MHG_Dairy: Q3 Good crop rotation practices and reduced till or no till are the best ways to maintain and improve soil quality #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q3 No, or conventional techniques wouldn't be used. #Farmers want/need to protect their soil to raise plant and animals. #agchat
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weedgirl24:
Q3 - Many conventional farmers no-till or strip till. Farmers are also responsible to DNR for soil erosion so they try to minimize #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q3 Any practice can negatively affect the soil & environment. Need to approach production holistically. #agchat
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sollmana:
Q3: Conv. farming is getting better at preserving soil. Some practices of the past may have degraded soil, but getting lots better. #agchat
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CropLifeFdn:
Q3 -- Biggest misconception, and one I HATE, I always encounter is people who think conventional farmers dont care bout soil & land #agchat
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kmrivard:
RT @JeffFowle: Q3 Any practice can negatively affect the soil & environment. Need to approach production holistically. #agchat
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dovefarm:
Q3 conventional as short/term tenant on rented ground is VERY diff 2 conventional on own land :) #agchat
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jsamuelson56:
Q3 seems like a leading question. How would that be in a farmer's best interest? #agchat
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dairygoddess:
Q3 My land is greatest asset. It is my future. I live on it. I drink it's water. I LOVE it. Do anything to protect it! #agchat
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zebrafinch:
RT @JeffFowle: Q3 Any practice can negatively affect the soil & environment. Need to approach production holistically. #agchat
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geneticmaize:
RT @CropLifeFdn: Q3 -- Biggest misconception, and one I HATE, I always encounter is people who think conventional farmers dont care bout soil & land #agchat
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lmworden:
RT @CropLifeFdn: Q3 -Biggest misconception I always encounter is people who think conventional farmers dont care bout soil & land #agchat
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SlowMoneyFarm:
Q3 be it with shovel and rake or equipment in 800 acre field sustaining soil is important #agchat
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nycUlla:
RT @dairygoddess: Q3 My land is greatest asset. It's my future. I live on it. I drink it's water.I LOVE it. Do anything 2protect it! #agchat
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MarieB41:
Q3 I wish "outsiders" knew the soil like my family knows their own soil then they would understand our "conventional" practices #agchat
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agchat:
RT @dairygoddess: Q3 My land is greatest asset. Its my future. I live on it. I drink its water.I LOVE it. Do anything 2protect it! #agchat
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sollmana:
Q3: Any farmer who feels practices aren't working should find something else--org, grassfed, etc. Fine, as long as it works for u. #agchat
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carrieoliver:
@agchat Founder Artisan Beef Institute. Q3 My suspicion is that few farmers would knowingly mistreat their soil. #agchat
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KristaMRose:
Q3 was taught organic/conventional not rltd to sustainability; organic can degrade as much as conventional. sustainability seperate #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q3 We eat from our land. We drink from our land. We raise our family on our land. We care for land because it's right thing to do. #agchat
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PoppyDavis:
RT @dovefarm: Q3 conventional as short/term tenant on rented ground is VERY diff 2 conventional on own land :) #agchat
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weedgirl24:
Q3 - farming is still about profit and making a living. Farmers will not destroy the land that feeds themselves and their families. #agchat
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4leafclovercow:
RT @mpaynknoper: Q3 We eat from our land. We drink from our land. We raise our family on our land. We care for land because it's right thing to do. #agchat
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CropLifeFdn:
RT @dairygoddess: Q3 My land is greatest asset. It is my future. I live on it. I drink it's water. I LOVE it. Do anything to protect it! #agchat
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ksfarmgrown:
Q3 With science and soil tests, conventional tilled soil, including no-till, etc. soil is in better condition than a decade ago. #agchat
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cownutritionist:
RT @mpaynknoper: Q3 We eat from our land. We drink from our land. We raise our family on our land. We care for land because it's right thing to do. #agchat
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EddieMill:
Q3 #agchat do you feel like you could still grow on it without the ammonia input?
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agchat:
RT @ksfarmgrown: Q3 With science/soil tests, conventional tilled soil, including no-till, soil is in better condition thandecade ago #agchat
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kmrivard:
RT @weedgirl24: Q3 farming still about profit/making a living. Farmers will not destroy the land that feeds them & their families. #agchat
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MHG_Dairy:
RT @ksfarmgrown: Q3 With science and soil tests, conventional tilled soil, including no-till, etc. soil is in better condition than a decade ago. #agchat
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weedgirl24:
Q3 residue is returned to the soil at a depth that it will convert to organic matter, not like when soil was plowed and residue lost #agchat
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agchat:
RT @weedgirl24: Q3 - farming is still about making a living. Farmers will not destroy the land that feeds their families. #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q3 Balance must be found with any practice. Diversity & flexibility with holistic approach & an open mind. #agchat
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dairygoddess:
Q3 My soil gets more care and check ups than us! LOL Gotta keep it healthy...isn't that a no brainer? #agchat
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weedgirl24:
Q3 Farmers who mistreat the soil end up doing something other than farming. #agchat
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agchat:
Q4 is now up, keep up the great work & the professional convo. Q3 is now closed... #agchat
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dovefarm:
Q3 I know @deerehenry puts fert on rented, but puts muck n other organic on own fields, to enrich soil 4 long term #agchat
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geneticmaize: RT @agchat: Q3 via @EddieMill Do farmers feel like conventional practices degrade their own soil? #agchat
mpaynknoper: Rolling right along! RT @agchat: Q3 via @EddieMill Do farmers feel like conventional practices degrade their own soil? #agchat
ksfarmgrown: Q3 No, Conventional practices have to be 'sustainable' or they can't be passed on to next generation. #agchat
cownutritionist: RT @agchat: Q3 via @EddieMill Do farmers feel like conventional practices degrade their own soil? #agchat
CropLifeFdn: Q3: Many conventional practices work to preserve, not degrade soil. Best example is no-till ag. amazing benefits to soil #agchat
4leafclovercow: RT @kmrivard: Q3 Done correctly from foot-to-foot, from field-to-field, methods are designed to protect soil. Soil = income, yo. #agchat
cowartandmore: RT @ksfarmgrown: Q3 No, Conventional practices have to be sustainable or they cant be passed on to next generation. #agchat
dairygoddess: Q3 We submit a sample at every harvest every field (CA Water Reqmt) to make sure OK. Wouldnt want that to happen. #agchat
alrayner302: #agchat Q3 I guess here in Aus, many croppers are playing with no till methods as traditional cultivation does effect our soils
KyFarmersMatter: Q3 Guess my def of conventional is diff cuz I don't C farming meth or sz as being part of def. Is more mkt that product is sold n2 #agchat
SlowMoneyFarm: Q3 perspective matters; conventional used to be plow, disk, harrow, plant; still is for some #agchat
weedgirl24: Q3 - Many conventional farmers no-till or strip till. Farmers are also responsible to DNR for soil erosion so they try to minimize #agchat
AnnaGiannini: Q3 Great question, can't convential farmers be stewards of the land also? #agchat #agchat
jsamuelson56: Q3 seems like a leading question. How would that be in a farmer's best interest? #agchat
zebrafinch: RT @agchat: Q3 via @EddieMill Do farmers feel like conventional practices degrade their own soil? #agchat
lmworden: RT @CropLifeFdn: Q3 -Biggest misconception I always encounter is people who think conventional farmers dont care bout soil & land #agchat
nycUlla: RT @dairygoddess: Q3 My land is greatest asset. It's my future. I live on it. I drink it's water.I LOVE it. Do anything 2protect it! #agchat
KristaMRose: Q3 was taught organic/conventional not rltd to sustainability; organic can degrade as much as conventional. sustainability seperate #agchat
PoppyDavis: RT @dovefarm: Q3 conventional as short/term tenant on rented ground is VERY diff 2 conventional on own land :) #agchat
joleep: RT @ksfarmgrown: RT @CropLifeFdn: Q3 -- Biggest misconception, and one I HATE, people who think conventional farmers dont care bout soil & land #agchat
CropLifeAmerica: RT @agchat: RT @weedgirl24: Q3 - farming is still about making a living. Farmers will not destroy the land that feeds their families #agchat
GrowingFree: RT @CarrieOliver: @agchat Founder Artisan Beef Institute. Q3 My suspicion is that few farmers would knowingly mistreat their soil. #agchat
ajt518: RT @ksfarmgrown @CropLifeFdn: Q3 Biggest misconception ... the thought that conventional farmers dont care bout soil & land #agchat
