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Farmers 'experiment' with Zero Tillage...
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<blockquote data-quote="Cutlerstom" data-source="post: 1754700" data-attributes="member: 15572"><p>I don't agree. I'm only a beginner, and still plough, min till, and a little bit of experimental DD, but it is very apparent that in the fields that have been min tilled there are many more worms - in the top soil anyway, I have to admit I haven't explored deeper. I only have a few fields 5 yrs without doing anything more than 2" deep, and worms are much easier to find.</p><p>It may be that in the ploughed land the worms are working deeper as the residue layer is turned in deeper, but I've always reckoned the seagulls eat a lot too!</p><p>Are more worms the be all and end all though? People seem to hail that as "yes we've done the right thing, now we have more worms" but it has to translate into more margin. So far, in my own little world, the logic of DD and soil health/biology is undoubtable, and so far the practice isn't showing any yield differences outside of standard deviation. It looks like the right thing to do, morally it is the right thing to do, but I'm sure as hell not going to go broke doing it if it doesn't pay its way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cutlerstom, post: 1754700, member: 15572"] I don't agree. I'm only a beginner, and still plough, min till, and a little bit of experimental DD, but it is very apparent that in the fields that have been min tilled there are many more worms - in the top soil anyway, I have to admit I haven't explored deeper. I only have a few fields 5 yrs without doing anything more than 2" deep, and worms are much easier to find. It may be that in the ploughed land the worms are working deeper as the residue layer is turned in deeper, but I've always reckoned the seagulls eat a lot too! Are more worms the be all and end all though? People seem to hail that as "yes we've done the right thing, now we have more worms" but it has to translate into more margin. So far, in my own little world, the logic of DD and soil health/biology is undoubtable, and so far the practice isn't showing any yield differences outside of standard deviation. It looks like the right thing to do, morally it is the right thing to do, but I'm sure as hell not going to go broke doing it if it doesn't pay its way. [/QUOTE]
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