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Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Regen Ag Crops & Agronomy
Occasionally direct drilling not rectifying soil structure, drainage ?
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 4733194" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>Subsoiler seems to be necessary here. Clay areas, which were ponds or lagoons before the land was farmed, tend to revert to ponds or lagoons even when under drained if you don't bust them occasionally. This clay is like solid blue putty from 2 feet down and deeper. The subsoiler reopens the porous backfill over the drains. I suppose if I never traveled on the ground and never put stock on it, it might stay open or if I planted a wood the roots might bust it but from what I've seen in practice here it needs some sort of help. Maybe if I could get a deep rooting cover crop and the weather was kind enough, I could get away with it, but I doubt it.</p><p></p><p>The cattle in particular are devils for finding a wet spot during the summer and treading it into a wallowing hole. They have managed to create a few small ponds this way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 4733194, member: 2119"] Subsoiler seems to be necessary here. Clay areas, which were ponds or lagoons before the land was farmed, tend to revert to ponds or lagoons even when under drained if you don't bust them occasionally. This clay is like solid blue putty from 2 feet down and deeper. The subsoiler reopens the porous backfill over the drains. I suppose if I never traveled on the ground and never put stock on it, it might stay open or if I planted a wood the roots might bust it but from what I've seen in practice here it needs some sort of help. Maybe if I could get a deep rooting cover crop and the weather was kind enough, I could get away with it, but I doubt it. The cattle in particular are devils for finding a wet spot during the summer and treading it into a wallowing hole. They have managed to create a few small ponds this way. [/QUOTE]
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