Well they did almost every one wrong. Rye is not a pollinator resource, it doesn't contribute any nitrogen to the crop, and hasn't been seen to increase yields. Red clover does all of these but they didn't correctly show this.

What does than mean in simpler terms? Negative feedback of nitrogen

The cover crop acts as a fertiliser as well, allowing the flowers to develop harvesting it would remove that benefit.

they are trying to keep up with the ever-growing demand for more food.

@@notkerrystolcenberg that Americans waste 40% of?

It's their job to supply food. Our waste is not their fault. You cannot put the heavy weight of the effects of american consumerism and gluttony on those who feed us.

Can do both. Alleycropping is the way to go. Have a look to New Forest Farm of Mark Shepard. Chestnut, Hazelnut provide tons of carbs, protein and fats, different fruit trees can be stock in the different strata. There is plenty of space for animals too.

There are many variables to answer your question. But cover crops are left in over winter...well, left in always as it is "No Till", effective time is prior to any seed being produced or during flowering. Wintering over and plant normal harvest crop in spring.

+D eez The amount of energy used to power the tractors is nothing compared to amount of energy (oil) to produce fertilizer and crop protetection chemicals

Call it what it is Pat, Its poison. Mankind's formulas and application fail utterly in reflection to Nature. Synthesized anything is plain garbage lacking the complexities of natural, organic form.

in the soil

roller crimper if you're still looking 2 years later lol

They have plans on the website detailing construction for the implement.

Look at cover crops with Gabe Brown and watch this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9qoe5d0r8eRmp8.html

Agree with the Gabe Brown reference above, diversity of cover crops is a must to bring balance back to the soil. An abundance of weeds usually means the soil is out of balance and the weeds are the only plants able to thrive, or are the only species that provide benefit to the current soil biota. Likely you'll need to figure out the chemical composition and pH of your soil to be able to choose the best cover crops which will provide the right nutrients you need to bring back the soil biota diversity.

Mark Shepard of New Forest Farm in Wisconsin. Have a look.

***** This system is for large seeded crops which have enough energy to pushup through the mulch. Small seeded weeds are shaded out and cannot grow through. Also, the planter slices the residue leaving a small slit which the crops can then grown through.

When the planter, made for no till, rolls over the crimped residue, there are disks that roll over the mat and cut a very small furrow, just wide enough for the seed to get sunlight but not enough to allow weeds to develop.

+glitpheyton No tillage is done prior to planting the crop. In this case they use the roller on the front of the tractor and the planter is mounted on the back of the tractor. There are a variety of systems of no till used. In a typical tillage conventional system the ground is plowed, disced or cultivated until smooth and then planted

? The first piece of equipment was a roller, no soil penetration, just knocking down the protective/mulching crop, and the tilling I saw was to de-weed on either side of the crop.

Harald Sandø You need to compare the various systems side by side to get relevant scientific data.

Harald Sando, I see your point about the title being "No Till" and then at 5:40 the speaker from NCS is saying "...No answer to perennial weeds if were gonna go long term "no-till" we have to have tillage in the system, with our current technology, to be able to disrupt the weed cycles, but we can shift when that tillage occurs." In the first 4 minutes, Jeff Moyer from the Rodale Institute, accurately described the title on this youtube video. In the rest of this compilation one thing to note is the color of the soil being tilled. It is lifeless and not being fed by a covercrop. Covercrops add to the next years production on an ever increasing basis. You are wholly correct to point this out. I see somewhat of a progression here. Answering the question "Is any tilling harmful" Modern farming will be revolutionized and saved (as will mankind) from this correctly applied good farming practice.

lettertube This is helpful, but only the beginning of the next step, even more beneficial, pasture cropping.

no pasture cropping

Yes a big farmer like you definitely has time to mess around with small equipment like this when cover crops have been shown to reduce the frequency of nitrogen applications and reduce the amt of nitrogen necessary. A roller crimper can be used to terminate a cover crop and very little weeding will need to be done. I agree strip till is actually very good for yield and soil health. They may reduce fungicide applications and protect beneficial predatory insects which are vulnerable to bare ground unlike quickly-repopulating pests so you won't need to use pesticide as often unless you really see a problem. Some covers can scavenge nutrients and their decaying roots still hold nutrients and keep them from going deeper in the soil. Covers also usually protect and grow mycorrhizal fungi populations which scavenge nutrients including water for row crops. There's no excuse to not help yourself with a $20-30 cover crop including fuel. I would do this no-till or strip-till like you said.

At 4:04 the row behind him is full of weeds.

Matthew Niedbala how in the hell is rye going to increase nitrogen in the soil? A heavy mat of residue of any kind ties up nitrogen.... nitrogen is required by biology in the soil to break this residue down... unfortunately they are doing this at the exact same time the corn needs it... but hey they are drs right they must know what they are talking about 🤭

@@farmermatt629 what about the rye from last year? There is. O quick fix. You are thinking way to short term.

@@farmermatt629 - Admittedly you're not the first to miss one detail the nitrogen tie up happens, by far and wide, when the residue is tilled in! As said before, there's also the very important factor, that's a continuous work. Not an isolated event in a test tube. Cheers