date:May 17, 2012
farmers to till sooner (apply anhydrous, for example in January or February) existed and that activity if coupled with heavy rains (and we have again had some) does open the door for accelerated soil erosion rates.
McGrath recommends looking into reduced tillage on farms where there's a lot of highly erodible, hilly ground. But, if you are going with either no-till or reduced tillage (McGrath recommends the former), stick to your program and avoid any additional tillage.
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