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Park the plow: No-till drills a better option for soil health

from Ashland Source

Park the plow: No-till drills a better option for soil health Ashland Source There's something about the smell and feel of a freshly-plowed field that tugs at the heartstrings of farmers. But unfortunately, that fresh-tilled dirt smell that is so loved is actually the smell of carbon being released from the soil. While tilling the soil is a practice as old as agriculture itself, research now shows there are better options when it comes to protecting and preserving soil health. Practices like no-till, minimum till and strip-till are alternatives to conventional plowing that actually help protect soil health. READ MORE

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