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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lunkerslayer" data-source="post: 28237" data-attributes="member: 217">Thanks for the input in cover crop and no till farming. I was curious about when the water table drops and thus less moisture in the top soil, will no till keep the ground from breaking up causing large voids so big you could drop a screw driver in them and never see it again. I know this is true because it happened to me. Many farmers in the mid 80s had it bad if not worse than the Dirty thirtys were. I am a skeptic on global warming because in the dry years it was not uncommon for the temp to reach 85+ for days. Will no till keep the ground from opening up in dryer conditions over many years? <a href="http://articles.philly.com/1988-06-19/news/26265949_1_worst-drought-wheat-crop-states-disaster-areas" target="_blank">http://articles.philly.com/1988-06-19/news/26265949_1_worst-drought-wheat-crop-states-disaster-areas</a> this is the valley city city newspaperDavy, they needed a truck load of peet as well as livestock waste to keep soil from becoming compacted from rain. We also use grass clippings in between the rows to help keep ground soft. Anyways it seems to work so far, good topic wags and to those you post with respect for others. Vollmer, this site kicks ass all the way to south dakota. Thumbs Up</blockquote>