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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 6763703" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>The no-till system means that in time tracks and the like could become unnecessary. A lot of the direct drilling enthusiasts I have spoken to (and to some extent those doing min-till) will tell you that not practising deep tillage means the soil never has artificial pore spaces in it and so will travel well for a <em>lot</em> longer than land that has been pulled about- it isn't loose enough to really take wheelings to begin with.</p><p></p><p>I know a direct drilling man who will simply not drive on the land if it is wet. To him, if the autumn weather is too wet to direct drill, he won't do anything- he will opt for a spring crop instead with the same nonchalance as you would select a pair of socks. To walk away from a potential 4 tonne wheat crop like that would astonish a lot of people I know but not him. To him, the soil is as important as maximum yield; as many of us know too well, punish the soil one year and it gets revenge on you for the next three. Taken like that, you can sort of understand where someone from the no-till world might be coming from.</p><p></p><p>Not that easy with roots or veg etc in the runnings though I admit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 6763703, member: 54866"] The no-till system means that in time tracks and the like could become unnecessary. A lot of the direct drilling enthusiasts I have spoken to (and to some extent those doing min-till) will tell you that not practising deep tillage means the soil never has artificial pore spaces in it and so will travel well for a [I]lot[/I] longer than land that has been pulled about- it isn't loose enough to really take wheelings to begin with. I know a direct drilling man who will simply not drive on the land if it is wet. To him, if the autumn weather is too wet to direct drill, he won't do anything- he will opt for a spring crop instead with the same nonchalance as you would select a pair of socks. To walk away from a potential 4 tonne wheat crop like that would astonish a lot of people I know but not him. To him, the soil is as important as maximum yield; as many of us know too well, punish the soil one year and it gets revenge on you for the next three. Taken like that, you can sort of understand where someone from the no-till world might be coming from. Not that easy with roots or veg etc in the runnings though I admit. [/QUOTE]
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