Farmer shows proof of no-till benefits

[...]I got a couple of empty, clear plastic water bottles and filled them up — one from water from the conventional field and one with water at the edge of my field. The bottle filled with water coming off the conventional field turns cloudy to brownish because it contains lots of soil particles. Wh...

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Published in:Corn and Soybean Digest 2023-01
Main Author: Bechman, Tom J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crops
Crystal pulling
Farmers
No-tillage
Soil water
Water
Water infiltration
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Summary:[...]I got a couple of empty, clear plastic water bottles and filled them up — one from water from the conventional field and one with water at the edge of my field. The bottle filled with water coming off the conventional field turns cloudy to brownish because it contains lots of soil particles. Why water infiltration matters When Miller pulls out corresponding soil samples, one from conventional tillage and one from his no-till field, the point of the water bottle show and tell becomes crystal clear.
ISSN:1544-1644