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The reason for leaving straw, is to keep the soil soft. If the straw was not there, the soil would not stay cool, as the Sun would harden the soil.
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Yet, most farmers fully plough their fields 3, 4, or 5 times before sowing, leaving no straw, and causing the soil to dry quickly.
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By using a 2 wheel tractor, with a specially designed attachment box, the seed and fertilizer, are placed in the soil, at the same time of tilling.
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While fertilizer goes through one tube, seeds are dropped one by one through another tube, as the machine, goes forward.
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If you remove some of the blades, until only a few narrow strips of land, the stubble is left on the field. This, is known as strip tillage.
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The number and position of blades, and tubes, are adjusted, depending upon the crop.
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In strip tillage, the soil is covered by rice straw. The maze plants, grow well, and have a healthy green color.
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With strip tillage, our expenses are low. Where we are tilling, is where the seed, and the fertilizer, are placed. The rest of the soil, stays firm.
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The roots of the plants, are in firm soil. The maize plants, don’t lean, and there is no risk of them falling over.
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Tillage service providers, and farmers, both benefit by saving fuel, and preparing more fields on time. Growing more, is possible by saving time, water, and money.