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  • no-till

    Referring to #1:
     Farmers using no-till must use herbicides while those using conventional tillage often do use herbicides in conjunction with cultivation (tillage) for weed control.  Herbicides are not horrible for the environment, but erosion is.  

    #2:
     Organic no-till is still under development and probably will not be used in large acreage extensive production of corn or wheat.  It rolls a cover crop down which smothers many weeds and protects the soil from erosion

    #3
     No-till surely does not eliminate the need for nitrogen fertilizer - their is no substitute for the need for nitrogen in productive agriculture.

    #4
     No-till saves soil, first and foremost.  Whether is sequesters C, no-till is still recommended for its soil saving benefits, not to mention less diesel use.

    WSU Agricultural Systems Educator

    On It does not save carbon and is not a carbon offset posted 1 year, 6 months ago 13 Responses