[quote:b72a6d8ee8]you almost would have to pay someone to take a plow[/quote:b72a6d8ee8]
How many plows do you have and what are you paying? Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Fall plowing does "melt" the clay over winter, and fall chiseling or ripping also takes advantage of freeze/thaw cycles to "heal" the soil.
We do very little fall plowing, but do plow everything except wheat ground, either with a moldboard or chisel. All dirt can blow or wash away, and even though we don't have highly erodible ground and usually get a ton of snow (thanks, Lake Michigan) there isn't always good cover. We did a little moldboard plowing about 5 years ago in the fall, and took the coverboards and coulters off to leave some trash on top. It worked well.
Guys who chiseled clay last fall here have very mellow ground this spring. It's very dry on top, but very wet under the top couple of inches. Time will tell, but I think some are erasing most of the good they did last fall trying to get across it earlier this spring.
I can count on one hand people I know who moldboard plow anything other than gardens within 5 miles any direction. There is some no-till right in our neighborhood, but not much. The heavy clay here doesn't warm up unless you open it up.
A certain TV host was preaching the other day during his commentary portion of an ag show that "plow" a dirty four letter word, never to be spoken. That may be true in his neighborhood. He must not realize his show is syndicated nationally, or maybe the teleprompter didn't tell him. No-till doesn't always work well everywhere and for every situation.
AG
This post was edited by AG in IN at 08:32:57 05/13/11 2 times.
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