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the land and current crops are planted in this seedbed. In its purest form, '‘no-till,” agronomists describe it as a practice that allows farmers to plant crops without plowing or cultivating their land.
"Even though special equipment and modified planting techniques are used, the practice has been around for nearly 30 years and can be Fitted to most management styles and . resource conditions," Walters said.
Peter Meyers, head of the USDA’s Soil Conservation Service, is adamant in his remarks. “Conservation tillage is not the total solution to erosion problems but leaving adequate amounts of crop residue on the surface year-round can reduce sheet and rill erosion by as much as 90 percent,” Meyers says.
Researchers agree that using one of the various forms of conservation tillage can reduce erosion from 30 to
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