tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post3799895384494735858..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-43941894680884743122009-11-25T09:57:03.971-06:002009-11-25T09:57:03.971-06:00Yeah, well we are completely no till, and have bee...Yeah, well we are completely no till, and have been for nearly 20 years. The comment in the article is clearly referencing our farm, and our practices. We're in a 50 50 rotation, and no till works quite well for us. On a wider scale, pesticides clearly substitute for tillage. That was my point, and it isn't "disingenuous" to say so. Blake Hursttarkiodirt@blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238899563100236269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-75935741500461380712009-11-04T14:33:49.724-06:002009-11-04T14:33:49.724-06:00John, if we get over the molds and other residue i...John, if we get over the molds and other residue induced dieases, and place our nitrogen right, strip till no-till corn on corn will be the norm, especially if deisel is taxed out of site. <br />If we can solve the carbon induced, global warming delusion, and get paid for it, I'm all for it, too!( Not really).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-43166307645962929752009-11-02T19:26:12.734-06:002009-11-02T19:26:12.734-06:00AChalmers had no-till corn planters with coulters ...AChalmers had no-till corn planters with coulters in the 60's--where discontinued because A-C thought it would kill big tractor and plow sales...and heavy rates of atrazine with 2-4D would give you clean fields too-kevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-14466666223324327602009-10-31T10:20:13.838-06:002009-10-31T10:20:13.838-06:00There were 'no-till' corn planters more th...There were 'no-till' corn planters more than twenty years ago...so some farmers could have been 'no-till' at that time. You are right though, very few farmed completely no-till. Believe it or not, we even had Round-up back then... We had farmers that were real good at conservation, and some that didn't give a *****. Probably like right now, huH?buffalobillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832548685655654659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-3721040770254184652009-10-31T07:24:20.673-06:002009-10-31T07:24:20.673-06:00I get the biggest kick out of farmers that tell me...I get the biggest kick out of farmers that tell me they have been "no-till" for almost 20 years! Yeah right...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-42975894671685413882009-10-30T19:46:25.440-06:002009-10-30T19:46:25.440-06:00I may be somewhat ignorant on what is going on in ...I may be somewhat ignorant on what is going on in your state, but I believe most of your state government can be explained by a single city/county.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-50339148469165592062009-10-30T18:41:14.556-06:002009-10-30T18:41:14.556-06:00You are right again John. You are not the only one...You are right again John. You are not the only one who is concerned about the lack of soil conservation since ethanol pushed the market for corn. There is a lot of steep highly erodible land around the corn belt that has been converted to corn in the last few years. A lot of farmers are just ignoring the soil erosion problem and deceiving themselves with "no till" comments like the one you describe in your article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com