Food And Farm No Till

AP News - 413 days ago
Food And Farm No Till
FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2009 file photo, a farmer cultivates his recently harvested cornfield near Farmingdale, Ill., turning what remains of the plants back into the soil. A new study that suggests no-till farming, in which fields are left alone between harvest and planting, releases far smaller amounts of a potent greenhouse gas than conventional farming, in which fields are plowed while fertilizers are still breaking down in the soil. The three year study by Purdue University also suggests no-till may be another way to combat global warming. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)