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		bryanlarsen on March 5, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less ... In my experience, no till farmers tend to use much more herbicides and pesticides than farmers that employ tillage. And they do appear to have healthier soil.

rmrm on March 5, 2018 [–]

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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