| bb940p - 9/12/2023 22:29
Topsoil here has a value of $30 per ton. That is what I was charged for a quad axle recently. Full till fields without covers lose around 4 tons per acre per year or more on average. Look it up. No-till fields with covers lose a quarter ton per acre per year....$7.50 loss. Do the math! $120-7.50=112.50.....so every year on every acre the no-till field with covers is already $112.50 ahead of the full till field without cover.. Not to mention all other benefits like weed control and infiltration rate. CHA-CHING! Recognize and capitalize on the cover benefits....not just plant and terminate....duh!!
So, just where do account for that $112.50 on your income/expense statement?
There must be some crappy farming going on in some areas from what I read on here. I don’t have the erosion issues that have been pointed out here, I have everything from no-till to conventional. Some fields have been no-till for 30 years. It’s not a a cure all.
Some pretty broad statements made, like full tillage depleting om. I’ve been soil testing for 40 years, have records of grid sampling and applying for probably close to 30 years and have never seen a decrease, have seen increases. |
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