Winchplough

[Unitof1]

Came across this on my travels:http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2012...ting-nigh/

[P Prentice]

pretty sure there is even older stuff. question is, why are they still ploughing?

[Unitof1]

cause exemption 5 says they can and also does not say how not deep they can plough to so all you landowners out there go wipe all the archaeology out.

[P Prentice]

they like pretty fields

[Sith]

i seem to remember in the dim and distant, a paper which domonstrated that most fields dont need to be ploughed to achive a decent yield and in fact some would have a higher yield if they used direct drilling into stubble. simple matter of nuking the weeds thereafter

Direct drilling is one of the principal causes of the massive water run-off from agricultural land during heavy rain, contributing to flooding and the pollution of water courses. There is also a knock on effect because less water is absorbed, heightening the effects of dry weather later in the season. Good for aerial photography but bad for actually growing stuff.

[GnomeKing]

simple matter of nuking the weeds thereafter

Really?

do you require a lecture about Monsanto ? !

[P Prentice]

Direct drilling is one of the principal causes of the massive water run-off from agricultural land during heavy rain, contributing to flooding and the pollution of water courses. There is also a knock on effect because less water is absorbed, heightening the effects of dry weather later in the season. Good for aerial photography but bad for actually growing stuff.

thanks sith - i did not know this.