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Crop losses from the drought in 1983 were staggering with com yields down 48 percent and soybeans and cotton down by one-third, according to USDA estimates.
However, crops that were under some form of conservation tillage, particularly no-till, were in better shape than those under conventional tillage, said Manly Wilder, State Conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Soil Conservation Service. Improved moisture holding capacity is one of the greatest benefits of conservation tillage in a drought year like this one.
Conservation tillage can
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