Talk:No-till farming
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[edit] Picture
- Perhaps a picture would help, such as that at: http://whyfiles.org/241GM_2/images/corn_no_till.jpg
- I'd be nice if someone more familiar with image use could find something. That one comes from the USDA. Sabar 05:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Reader alert: content needs corrections, edits
- Readers unfamiliar with no-till farming should be cautioned that there are errors in this article, starting with the first line: "No-till farming, also known as conservation tillage..." No-till farming is one of many types under the broad heading of conservation tillage. For a good introduction to these definitions see: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb9902.htm .
- In my own experience in the Midwest U.S., dating back to the 1970s with the advent of reduced and no-tillage systems, I never once heard no-till called "chemical farming." That may have been a parochialism. I assume so. There deserves to be a reference to where the "chemical farming" story comes from. It should identify who exactly wanted to "promote the idea of no-till being more natural." I had never heard of such a thing. I doubt it deserves mention in the introduction to the article.
- The section "Pros and Cons" sets the stage for contributor bias. I would recommend dropping that section altogether and limit contributions to things readily citable and verifiable. That "Erosion" would be listed as a "Con" for no-till mystifies me, and I think would mislead anyone seeking to learn more about no-tillage systems. Decisiondoctor 18:27, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] why do people use no-till farming
- Think about making several passes over a field with a different piece of equipment each time simply to prepare the field for planting. The cost of fuel and time consumed are decreased dramatically by reducing the number of "passes" over the field. This is only one benefit though. Meng.benjamin 13:10, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] no-till farming'
This doesn't seem to be a very balanced article. Perhaps more CONS could be listed? I'm noticing that in the CONS area it lists what appears to be a minor con that it then brushs aside.
- Spruced it up with some more downsides found from a googling, and seperated them out into subsections.
