Will we ever progress far enough to realise that some grounds should not be
tilled in this country? I know of ground (both organic and conventional)
with 18% slopes that is still being plowed for corn and soybeans. A large
reason behind the conventional acres still being in crops and no hay or
pasture is the government price floor for the corn and soybeans. It is up
to a $60-$100/acre loss to get away from helping the oversupply of corn and
soybeans. That doesn't explain the plow though.
Best wishes,
Greg
Transitional organic farmer--Highly erodable ground in permanent pasture!
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Groff <sgroff@epix.net>
To: John D'hondt <dhondt@eircom.net>
Cc: sanet <sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu>
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: Carbon Sequestration - The organic way
>John D'hondt wrote:
>
>> Hi Steve,
>> Plowing and tilling is very much frowned upon in our organic standards.
>> On the other hand, I don't know of a single chemical (that's what you
mean
>> when you say conventional I take it) no-tiller in the whole of Ireland.
>> John
>
>John,
>You owe it to the organic comunity here in the U.S. to teach them about
this.
>I'm happy to hear that you are an organic farmer with little tillage. I
tip my
>hat to you! I've had lots of organic farmers visit my farm and be
stimulated to
>reduce tillage in their own farm. Some have been quite successful.
>
>This brings up a question. Does the new U.S. organic regs clearly "very
much
>frown" or discourage the use of tillage? Why or why not?
>
>--
>Steve Groff
>
>"Enhancing the Environment" http://www.cedarmeadowfarm.com/
>Cedar Meadow Farm
>679 Hilldale Road
>Holtwood, PA 17532 USA
>
>
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