A four-year soil study has determined crop farmers
can reduce tillage and maintain yields.
University of Minnesota Extension educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes says the research focused on several soil types in the Upper Midwest and how crops responded using a chisel, vertical, or strip-till approach.
“Which tillage system we worked on did not effect the yield. It did effect soil moisture and temperature, but what it’s mainly showing is that yes, farmers can do with a lot less tillage.”
She tells Brownfield some farmers might want to reconsider how much they work their ground.
