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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by bryanlarsen on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:52AM (#16522349)
In my experience, no till farmers tend to use much more herbicides and pesticides than farmers that employ tillage. And they do appear to have healthier soil.
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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by rmrm on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:55AM (#16522365)
herbicides I can understand (if they are killing to clear). Pesticides I cant quite see why theyd use any more. What would the rationale be to drive that?
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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday March 05, 2018 @06:00PM (#16525356)
My guess (and it's only a guess) would be that the crop residue left behind by no-till harbors more pests than the ground that's been tilled.
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