I never considered the soil not being turned as a possibility; that's an interesting thought.
I'm not a farmer, so I'm not "up" on current no-till practices; hopefully, the pesticide use has diminished over the decades. All I know is that the farms in my area are no-till & quail & pheasant are non-existant. We've always had our share of predators, so what's left?
Hello Friday wherever you are . the biggest thing is herbicides . Farmers burn down the weeds before they plant in no till . this is where GMO comes into play . Seed producers trying to make grain crops produce more and be more bug resistant . most small birds cannot feed on large grains . and pesticides kill the small insects they would eat. most full grown insects do very little damage to crops. it's the Larva that feed on the crops their after . Chemical company's are very powerful . any time you take medicine your feeding them . a lot of the same people make poison . so many farmers don't feed the soil they feed the plant .
