On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:35:24 +1000, "FarmI" <ask@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
be given>
wrote:
>"Billy" <wildbilly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message news:wildbilly-
>
> As you will see, industrial no-till was introduced
>> to combat the erosion and loss of top soil. But industrial no-till
>> relies on expensive chemical inputs of fertilizers and increasing
>> quantities of chemical remedies to combat pests (vegetative and insect
>> problems)
>
>I think your post is a bit too broad in it's scope.
>
>You might be interested to read up on P.A. Yeomans and his farming
methods
>ie keyline. He was a broadacre farmer who really understood how to
conserve
>and in fact improve his land with some mechanical tillage (of sorts)
>
Hmmmm......thanks for the reference, Fran. Just when one thinks he
will retire for a bit, some bloody bastard comes along and loads his
plate with another serving......I'll never catch up with all my reading
and studies!!!!
I trust your travels were rewarding?
Care
Charlie
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