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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gst" data-source="post: 28194" data-attributes="member: 373">- - - Updated - -Curious if you can tell us the last time we have had a drought so severe  that NO crops grew 2 years in a row using no till cropping methods here in ND? Of course it can happen. But when was the last time it did. Remember now in the 30's people farmed with plows and packers and really did not know much about the value of organic matter in retaining moistures in soils and the impact years of no till farming has on moisture retention and soil tilth and health. I do find it interesting that people that do not have any skin in the game (or any real life experience) are so willing to tell others how to manage their business. So we should manage our farming business to protect the soils? What a novel thought. After 3 generations of farming I wonder why we did not think of that earlier. For some reason I don't think concern over soil erosion is what is driving some peoples comments and it is likely tied more to impacting their recreational opportunities regarding hunting. Which is fine, just be upfront about wanting others to manage their business to improve your recreation opportunities. As I have said, the last 3 or 4 years much of ND has been dealing with extreme excessive moisture so land management practices have changed to adapt. Once these moisture levels change (and they will) and no till and minimum till return the soil erosion will not be apparent .</blockquote>

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