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  • IDOA Surveys Soil Conservation Practices

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  • Wet springs the past two years have caused an increase in crop tillage, according to a new study from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The 2011 Illinois Soil Conservation Transect Survey reveals that use of no-till crop production systems has fallen five percentage points since 2009 to 24.2 percent of fields. The farmers who switched production systems have not abandoned soil conservation practices entirely, however. While the use of conventional tillage increased during this period, so did the use of mulch-till, a practice that leaves at least 30 percent of the residue from the previous crop on the ground and, much like no-till, protects soil from erosion.

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Language(s): EN-English

Volume or Year: 2011
Number or Issue: November 18

Date Created: 11 18 2011
Date Last Modified: 11 18 2011

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This is part of a series. It is part of Press releases from the Governor's agencies: 39850