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rmrm on March 5, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less ...

herbicides I can understand (if they are killing to clear). Pesticides I cant quite see why theyd use any more. What would the rationale be to drive that?

HeyLaughingBoy on March 5, 2018 [–]

My guess (and it's only a guess) would be that the crop residue left behind by no-till harbors more pests than the ground that's been tilled.

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