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- May 27, 2006
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- Missouri
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- Kubota M9540, Ford 3910FWD, Ford 555A, JD2210
Another trend here is "cover crop". Rye grass, wheat, even turnips. By Spring some of the fields have 8-12" of green cover. Spray to kill the cover, wait until it's dead, then no till plant. USDA is pushing this type of minimal tillage farming. That pressure finds it's way thru the State Conservation Service, down to the local County office and finally to the farmer. Not participating can mean "non compliance". A situation no farmer can survive in.
In my area erosion is a problem. My large farmer friend told me the other day that one of his farms was thrown into "non compliance" because there were 4" deep ditches below a set of terraces. Now he has to add a grass waterway below the terraces to control this. A person must give that considerable thought and have an understanding of varying soil types. In my area 4" ditches are common.
In my area erosion is a problem. My large farmer friend told me the other day that one of his farms was thrown into "non compliance" because there were 4" deep ditches below a set of terraces. Now he has to add a grass waterway below the terraces to control this. A person must give that considerable thought and have an understanding of varying soil types. In my area 4" ditches are common.