However, this week was different. Both were featured in the NYT in an article titled "Farmers Put Down the Plow for More Productice Soil." (http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/science/farmers-put-down-the-plow-for-more-productive-soil.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=3&referrer=)
Adoption of this soil management practice is spotty throughout the United States. Despite its benefits, there are hang ups to the practice. One of those hang ups is the comfort of continuing to do what has always been done.
A quote that stuck out to me in the article about this subject came at the end. "You can’t no-till because you haven’t buried your father yet.”
Change can be hard but it isn't always bad. Unfortunately, change is even harder to accomplish in the agriculture. However, if we want to accomplish our goal of feeding everyone on the planet, change will be required, uncomfortable as it may be.
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