Deep Plowing - Why Farmers Plow their Field so Deep?

Deep plowing is not recommended for all soils.
Most soils which produce high yields show little benefit from deep plowing,
Others may double their yields.
There are many different reasons to do deep plowing.
1.For soil which would not take up water readily.
Water tends to run off such soils rather than to soak down the root zone.
Deep plowing modifies the soil structure so that water may be transported more
from the surface to the water table or Co drains.
2. To restore the ideal structure of the soils.
Mixing the clods, rolling them over and leave the space on the surface to a new field
which has not been previously intensively cultivated, which help the birth and the growth of the
Future new plant. It in fact, will be able to find the proper space to expand its roots.
3. Weeds control.
Deep ploughing tended to give better control of many perennial weeds,
and often of annual weeds than shallow ploughing.

[@zabler2811]

My family has been farming for 5 generations and this is a lie. This is an insane waste of time and resources. So much fuel wasted to simply destroy thousands of years worth of top soil buildup.

[@singhkhangura3732]

Same! We never did this except normal ploughing...

[@matsv201]

It really depends on how the soil look. The farm where I grew up the top soil was sevral meters deep. Yes meters.

[@SubvertTheState]

If you grow food in Ukraine, middle America or other rarely found extremely fertile places then ofcourse this makes no sense. Midwestern America is extremely fertile because all of the nutrient dense Earth was scraped off of Canada by glaciers during the ice age and dumped onto the midwest. If you have extremely dense clay soil, the water doesn't soak into the ground well, and will take all of your fertilizer into streams whenever it rains. This makes a ton of sense if you're starting a new plot. If youve been "growing for generations" then youre the beneficiary of years of growth activity and root penetration where the soil is looser and more prone to absorb water and fertilizers both natural and artificial. I use a really large raised bed where i live because i dont have heavy equipent to loosen up the 115 year old back yard filled with heavy clay, shale and ceramics/glass people used to toss outside back before trash pickup services were available. If i had King Tiger Tank or something i might plow but i grow food by hand, so i couldnt hope to grow without a raised bed.

[@zabler2811]

@@SubvertTheState that's sad

[@garykeenan3724]

Lol searching for diamonds I guess

[@gardnep]

In Australia it is rarely done because in our shallow soils it mixes infertile subsoil with fertile top soil. Apart from being extremely wasteful on fuel and wear and tear on machinery. Over here, plant roots are much more effective at aerating soil than plowing, they die and leave millions of channels for water and nutrients to enter.

[@ivanlandivar1741]

The fertile black soil from the top put under the yellow soil, simply insane. 🤯

[@loudchips2072]

Bro its so the roots seek the nutrients buried deeper, thereby establishing a stronger foothold.

[@monkeydog8681]

@@loudchips2072 Hmm. But it's the microorganism that activates such minerals so the plants can use them. This basically kills them though.

[@quillo2747]

@@loudchips2072 Plowing exposes nutrients short term. Kills off the organic material that produce those nutrients long term. Its the main reason soil fertility is collapsing

[@southronjr1570]

The problem, as mentioned in other comments, is that you turn over and bury the most fertile top layers of soil, breaking the hard pan in certain areas is a good thing but plowing that deep is fairly rare. Most of the farmers in my area have completely gotten away from plowing at all and use drills to plant seed and alternate the crops from heavy nitrogen feeders to legumes to put nitrogen back in every few years.

[@philippeboisclair4488]

yes but also if its the fist time doing it its to loose the soil for the roots and help more seed the chance to open and go but i totaly agreed they did it too low so they will have to add alot of fertiliser

[@unknownuser2737]

I live in central Midwest United States we rotate our crops. We plant corn or soybeans every other year. Sometimes we let the fields rest and raise alfalfa. It helps put nitrogen in the ground just like soybeans do.

[@bonniebon7335]

@@unknownuser2737 Your roots, especially the deep roots like alfalfa, are doing the deep plowing for you. Same thing, just more less time efficient.

[@carlbergevin8376]

Silliness. Add organic matter to improve drainage. Chisel plow if necessary leaving soil layers intact. Use rotary tillage or discing on the top layer to incorporate crop residues. And don't compact the soil by running 5 CATs over it.

[@topcat5988]

The cats do not compact the soil. The cats in this video have a ground pressure rating of 5 psi and the tractors hove as high as 70 psi.

[@MatejVelican]

Finally, a commenter that is jot mentailly ill. Thanks topcat!

[@michaelplunkett8059]

My Dad, born 1918 and not a farmer thought this helped aerate lower soils and bring untapped minerals to the surface, increasing fertility and building deeper topsoil. Current no till runs counter.

[@shawnclemenson9939]

Plowing may increase fertility in the short term but long term it has shown to negatively impact soil health and quality. It destroys soil structure for microfauna, bacteria and aggregation for soil water intake and it releases mass amounts of carbon into our atmosphere. Not sustainable practices!

[@silverdale3207]

conventional ploughing helps mix in organic matter , aerate the soil and gets good results but this seems illogical ( would love to hear their side of the story.)

[@pakabe8774]

That is how you prepare a future desert.

[@MonsieurNarlan]

That's not how magic works

[@FarmAnimalsShowNZ]

Yes, well, Greg Judy's comments come to mind!

[@krishnaramalingam1944]

Legit.... All I could think about during this video is " that looks like overfarmed soil right there, barren and weak"

[@liderasstro4118]

Nope i disagree

[@souffle420]

ikr? These guys prepared millions of dollar worth of equipments just to create a future desert.

[@HanginInSF]

I don't know jack about farming but hooking up 5 tractors to cut a huge hole in the ground is bad ass.

[@jasminelindros8923]

Just look at the cross-section of the soil before the plow turns it over. Fertile, humic-rich soil on top, lighter and less fertile soil below, and deep plowing deliberately takes that fertile layer and buries it where the roots of annual crops can't reach it. Deep plowing is only a benefit to sterile soils with poor structure, where you won't necessarily lose anything by destroying that already-poor structure.

[@bigchieftomato]

I love the comments section in this post, as a farmer I am shocked we are definitely messing the soil structure by plowing - there are other methods of soil regeneration

[@tracnunya7165]

You know that great smell after you plow ? That's all the value of your land going up in the air and drifting away $$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@veramae4098]

Any plowing brings up seeds buried in the soil. A relatively new farm technique is NO plowing. Using Round up or something similar, then a seeder that drills holes and drops seeds in.

[@tracnunya7165]

@@veramae4098 round up no longer works on most farms, instead, they have superweeds, and round up pays the farmer to shut up and plow then under

[@tracnunya7165]

@@veramae4098 been using it for decades , no till drill

[@artmosley3337]

After the huge floods in the mid west back in the early’90’s , they made a 10 foot plow, pulled by 2 Caterpillar tracked tractors.. they had to plow under 12-20 inches of sand and new dirt from the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers on all the bottom ground farms.. they did soil test and said that there was 20-30 feet deep of top soil underneath.. we have been farming only the top 2 feet for over a hundred years in many places..and after the Mount St Hellen volcanic eruption.. over a Billion tons of fresh volcanic dust has enriched the entire Northern states, Midwest and top eastern farm lands.

[@radi2173]

What i understand is that you mix a lot of things together

[@bb1257]

One of the first guys plowing straight up sand to the surface... Smart.

[@wannabefarmer6056]

It's terrifying to see all the black dirt turned under. I wish we had black. All ours is yellow clay.

[@Hankbhomeless]

You must have a higher matter of sulfur and clay soils I imagine.

[@wannabefarmer6056]

@@Hankbhomeless all yellow clay. Terrible to work with and washes easy. We manage though. Not much plowing in our area. Southern Ohio

[@andrebartels1690]

Look at all this beautiful dark soil buried under lifeless sand. One can only expect benefits from this technique when you see soil only as a mechanical plant-holder.

[@benweber9185]

I don't know who is gonna run over that with a disk but it ain't gonna be me

[@jamesrogers4674]

A lot of that looked like they were burying the good under junk. I'd freak out if I saw someone doing that to my field.

[@charliepiston3169]

Watch Gabe Brown's lectures to learn about NO-TILL, MULTI-SPECIES COVER CROPPING, MOB GRAZING and more. See how today's farmers are improving their soil, increasing organic matter, increasing water infiltration, protecting soil from erosion and top soil loss, increasing profitability, reducing inputs, growing healthier food, protecting the health of the environment., and more.

[@xhawkeye8717]

And here comes the "ain't never heard of that around these parts, therefore it don't exist" crowd.

[@jantschierschky3461]

In Australia were topsoil is very thin, plowing is discouraged. Zero tillage has much better outcome. To me plowing is a bad idea, you disrupt the soil fauna, cause compaction, destroy topsoil and get erosion. Hydrophobic soil can be dealt with biological and or chemical

[@nalley6815]

Same here in the US. most everyone is moving to no till. It’s just the smarter thing to do

[@moose2577]

It's almost like these "experts" didn't even watch the video. Just because you'd never do it on your farm doesn't mean it isn't needed on a different farm in a different freaking country. And nobody SHOULD be dumb enough to think this is an every year thing.

[@Hankbhomeless]

There are a few exceptions in the US where deep plows are needed. One thing not mentioned in this video is sandy or silty clay soils in desert regions that haven’t been worked before may be necessary. States such as Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and even parts of New Mexico where ground hasn’t been worked in awhile may see this. It really isn’t something you would ever want to do on conventional fields that are worked because you’ll destroy your top soil horizon and essentially have to start all over again with added nutrients and fertilizer to being back you 3 major Macronutrients. If someone is doing this regularly, they have no idea how soil health works and should leave the ag industry alone.

[@mattwest2285]

Stop plowing

[@AwoudeX]

We mixed the soil of the top 80cm because there was a layer of stuff that blocked water drainage. It killed the crops and the soil life all the same. No worms were found in that piece and it might take years before the biodiversity of that area becomes good again. The road is now taken though and the field now has a chance again.

[@stephanesoler3085]

In that case indeed

[@tracnunya7165]

add lime

[@jantschierschky3461]

Did you try biology ? Or minerals ?

[@AwoudeX]

@@jantschierschky3461 biology no because the basic bacteria and worms get mass murdered by the waterlogging of the soil, what kind of life would you try to add to the soil to improve it? also minerals, what would you add when the disturbing layer is 80 cm deep, to compensate for waterlogging of the soil?

[@jantschierschky3461]

@@AwoudeX i been doing that for 40 years, so trust me it works in right combinations. So if you have waterlogged soil, ask yourself why ? Only clay subsoil ? If not than you can improve drainage in many different ways. Well you done it already, but good biology opens up soil fast.

[@Andyisgodcky]

So many didn't watch the video and ignored the "this isn't suitable for all soil types" part, and just angrily ranting about no-till. Farmers KNOW wbat gets them good yields in their area because thats how they make money! A farmer doing this in an area or for a purpose its not good for will go broke fast!

[@FelonyVideos]

I do agree with you, but if it takes 5 tractors chained together to pull a plow, well, that's just stupid. I think those scenes were just for show, like a carnival act.

[@printing_fan]

So short sighted

[@hnorrstrom]

Yes this is the only comment that matters. Everyone do what is best for their farm. How the hell can people know how to grow crops on the other side of the globe? It is learnings inherited from generations. What is best for you is not the best for somebody else. I just hate it when a keyboard warrior tells others what to do..

[@peterclark6290]

Farmers are living off chicken feed and have been getting poorer since the Green Revolution. For a few years Agribusiness was taking over 100% of all farm revenue. So no, farmers don't necessarily see the end game, they are stuck with tradition which "is just peer pressure from dead people" and a whole heap of 'followers'. Regenerative Agriculture is where the real farmers hang out now. Gabe Brown brags that he only likes to sign the back of a check/cheque.

[@danielclark8036]

@@FelonyVideos sorry deep ploughing is real and the number of tractors relates to soil type and depth. Some of these ploughs take a cut a metre plus in depth. This isn't yearly I think it's done on something like a 5 year cycle. And the benefit in crop production will pay for this process.

[@davyp2993]

The guy is correct, it is only beneficial in some areas, especially now with the heavy-weight farm machinery compacting the soil. In the south of Spain every 15 to 20 years when they dig up and replace the almond trees they deep plough, a couple of reasons but mainly because it helps stop soil erosion allowing the heavy rain to percolate down through the soil rather than wash it away. In Scotland I have seen it done because of years of "no-till ploughing" for shallow rooted crops of barley, and no crop rotation, the top soil becomes tired, any fertiliser can seep down further than the 4 to 6 inches that is disturbed. The deep ploughing and a few years of different crops, brings the yield of the barley up by atleast 20%. The other commenters that have been against the video probably come from areas where crop rotation and ploughing to a decent depth is normal. Keep up the good work, I enjoyed seeing all the different ploughs and "tractor-trains" used. Also the way they tied the tractors together, especial using a tractor tyre to use as a tension device.!

[@silvergreylion]

By "tired", you probably mean depleted of some minerals and nutrients. It would be so easy to add a bit of volcanic ash to replenish it.

[@davyp2993]

@@silvergreylion the minerals and nutrients had just been washed down into the lower layer and needed "stirred" up to the surface again.

[@colto2312]

@@davyp2993 by washed down, do you mean into the river systems? There's no drainage in dead soil

[@silvergreylion]

@@davyp2993 That's because the fertilizer makes them soluble so some is washed down, and the plants take up some, so the top layer becomes depleted over time. Then you plow into subsoil, and some years later, the layer of depleted soil is even deeper. That is not a sustainable way to grow crops. You have to replenish what's taken away or washed out/down. Volcanic ash and dust will do that.

[@lipmifo7019]

Reading the comments, one realises there's a lot of arm chair farmers. This practice is probably done/recommended at best maybe once every 10-12yrs. It's also done when rain events are less likely so there is no erosion events that can take place. As the top soil of any farm is a farmers best asset, so why destroy, lose it? Why undertake this practice: 1) Bust up the compaction layer left by using large mechanical equipment in wet conditions. Allows plants to penetrate deeper into the ground also helping with erosion rainfall events when crops are established. 2) To mix, bring some clay into a top soil profile which helps retain water and nutrients in the top soil profile. Some top soil profiles are that sandy the soil retains nothing, by adding clay it starts the regenerative process e.g. sandy deserts. 3) It brings leachable nutrients which have leached into a clay pan back to the top soil so they're once again accessible to the plant e.g. Calcium, Potassium, Boron Closing note. Yes in some parts of the world this practice is outdated on certain farms. Just like on some farms need irrigation whilst others don't.

[@Xanthopteryx]

I would say that if you need deep plowing, you have not taken care of your soil but mistreated it so it becomes kind of a dead soil.

[@CookingWithCows]

Ideally you wouldn't plow at all, keeping the soil layers and microbiology in them intact. However, for some crops like carrots that will split into multiple legs if they suddenly encounter denser soil, you need deeply loosened soil and on large areas I guess plows are the best option.

[@watchthe1369]

Every few years a hardpan develops below the usual depth of the various seed bed preparation methods. It tends to force water to run off and you do not get the deep moisture that helps crops through week long dryspells and such. It is used to help fields recover from sandy silts left by flooding (If it is a high clay soil it is beneficial to mix the sand in too.) and in the case of deeper rooted crops like grapes and fruits, it is necessary to get the depth to level and re-contour the rows. It also helps the soil get aerated for the nitrogen fixing bacteria something to work with. Sometimes there might be some minerals that are becoming depleted on the surface and the dirt needs rotated to regenerate deep down. Some of that deep plowing seems to be dumping good dark soil that has been developed back down into deeper layers in the video, it makes me wonder what special crop they might be preparing for.

[@sadrao0o]

great info thank you ❤

[@beardedbowhunter6139]

This comment is exactly what I was looking for. All these keyboard warriors saying how dumb it is are not the same people who would invest the the time and resources required to farm much less seek to understand why someone would go through the effort an operation like this would require

[@kiwidunca]

I was watching quite a different deep plowing video last night. Giggidy

[@JehovahsBitches]

No till all the way! We shouldn’t disturb the soil. Fungal ecology is an important aspect that is often overlooked

[@tomwilliams8102]

What you going to do when your weed burden is sky high

[@sbourdondvm]

I always thought deep plowing was for areas with PH imbalances and salt intrusion and is very limited in the areas where it is beneficial and used.

[@martinjeffery3590]

Well i listen to other people and read comments but i think its down to growing the same crop in the same place for decades ,no crop rotation to replace vital nutrients ,no lying fallow to allow structure to repair itself .They are looking for more fertile soil that has not been completely raped of all natural nutrients

[@gibblespascack1418]

The only time that I have seen deep plowing was when the fields were flooded and that flood brought a few feet of sand to the property. Crops will not grow on sand, so you plow below the sand layer to bring up the actual soil to the surface. Then you can grow crops again..

[@justaguy995]

No till is now the most used method

[@michaelshylaluckey2838]

In California it was done to bury the high salt content of the top soil.

[@Reotha]

Real definition of knowing your soil.

[@suspiciousspaghooti]

Just here for the deep plowing.

[@raymondmoore2707]

That s one way to get rid of that pesky organic topsoil and replace it with sterile silt.

[@raymondo162]

2:53: ploughing the dark soil under and leaving nutritionally-bland yellow sand on top. terrific illustration of THE main failure of ploughing. well played, eejit

[@joaovictorfernandes6919]

Here in Brazil, before plowing the soil, we do a compaction assessment before plowing. and we also use the no-tillage technique, which generates great savings and profits for producers.

[@Ra_Z_Q]

RIP Mycelium RIP Soil microbiology RIP Soil fertility

[@Shadowfax2121]

Lol also... WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY INSECT PESTS I DONT UNDERSTAND. SOME MYSTERIES WILL NEVER BE SOLVED

[@Ra_Z_Q]

@@Shadowfax2121 Have you tried companion planting? Creation does not exist as separated mono-cultures. Work within creation or continually fight it.

[@clashtwo5066]

On a scale of 0 to fucked up: DAMN that’s fucked up

[@lordofhowell7158]

5 tractors to pull 1 plough does make me chuckle 😂 New subscriber. Brilliant video 💪🏻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@gouravsoni6349]

HOW STUPID CAN WE PROVE OUR HUMAN RACE ? DEEP PLOUGHING HUMANS: HOLD MY BEER

[@nalley6815]

People will never get it

[@chasingliberty1776]

Not sure why you would want the subsoil on top but I guess they do things different in the east

[@intheshell35ify]

While everybody else is trying to get on board with no till you got these jokers that treat the ground like a piece of paper they can flip.

[@dperreno]

Nice footage, but the explanations were crap.

[@bryanbrewer4272]

I have plowed deep my whole life...........I'm not a farmer.......

[@j_wide583]

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@maarts665]

Oh...this kind of deep plowing 😳

[@Lastchatte2]

deep plowing is mostly done to have fun with huge tools and several tractors

[@willianmarcolino3258]

Aqui no Brasil 🇧🇷 não reviramos o solo pra plantar, pois em caso de excesso de chuva o solo não seja levado ou em caso de seca a umidade não seja evaporada, utilizamos semeadoras com grande capacidade de corte, para descompactar o solo usamos escarificadores ou descompaquitadores conhecidos com Ripper. Assistam o vídeo com um Ripper em operação: Terros GTS

[@alekkce-7776]

Весь плодородный слой смешали с глиной зачем так глубоко пахать это неразумно

[@user-st5hv3ro8i]

Когда будут высаживать плодовый сад или виноград то плодородный слой будет у корней.

[@shoego]

Afaik this is mostly used to defrost frozen soil faster. It's not a very common pratice nowadays.

[@raymondcamp8212]

I would like to see crops before deep plowing and after. Yeild records compared. It has to be very expensive to deep plow. Can you emagine preparing a seed bed in that much loose soil.

[@Motologist95]

This video is confusing a deep plowing practice that is rarely carried out anymore with video clips of deep plowing in certain parts of the Netherlands and Germany. The plowing carried out in this videos is mixing multiple soil types in river bottom group to reduce soil stress. It's pretty well documented why the Dutch have this specific practice.

[@randymack2222]

There are better ways to "reverse compaction"! They can plant a type of horse radish that grows nearly a meter in to the ground, after the plant dies the root remains as a hollow core. Air, water, and nutrients are capable of reaching deeper into the soil!

[@milkdrinker5966]

Also it as a farmer you should look at why you got the compaction in the first place and fix that issue. As a farmer you should strive to never get excessive compation

[@42lookc]

Man, if you tried that here in the dried up bed of the Champlain Sea in the Ottawa Valley of Eastern Ontario, Canada, you would instantly end up with a new Death Valley. The clay underneath the first 8 inches or so would grow _nothing_ at all.

[@terrymcguire8476]

Plowing too deep results in bringing subsoil to the surface which isn't great soil medium for growing plants.

[@denniscarter483]

You are exactly right .

[@teaguehall]

Everyone should watch "Kiss the Ground" documentary, it explains how and why modern agriculture is destroying this planet. I take my hat off to the farmers world wide, who struggle to break even, feeding the planet, chasing inputs and yields, fighting nature, the greed of industry has pushed the farmer into this decline.

[@loosehandle1]

Good thing diesel is so cheap

[@gbrown9273]

How can you grow anything at all in the turned over soil.? I was watching the fertile top soil being buried like 5 feet down, and now the "hard pan / sand layer" is on the top..

[@michaelf.2449]

I imagine their soil is just different from what we're used to. It's definitely just crazy looking compared to what I've grown up seeing.

[@Beregorn88]

You add a shitload of fertilizer... But yes, there are plenty of studies showing that deep plowing is actually detrimental most of the time, especially in the long run

[@yuukpakpa]

In some parts of Canada, they deep plow because "the nice black topsoil" is just peat moss and grows nothing. Deep plowing mixes it with the dirt underneath and then crops can be grown.

[@Mark-em5zm]

When perception is stronger than reality. Pretty sure a farmer who has been plying his trade for decades knows a bit more about agriculture than people posting on KZbin.

[@nicholashomler1494]

@@Mark-em5zm even the randome KZbinr my know something, the reason to plow is to allow a greater diversity of nutrients to become available to the roots. Deep soil of all kinds are full of inorganic nutrients by taking the organic topsoil and putting it under the inorganic soil it gives the roots a greater reason to go deeper using less water and creating more drought resistant plant, the topsoil is still available for use to the plant. It just has to get to it.

[@TheBushdoctor68]

1:50 This soil USED to be fertile, that's why the farmer started working there in the first place. What we're seeing here is the result of decades of chemical use, which has killed all life in the topsoil, turning it to a barren wasteland. Deep plowing will bring up the deeper fertile layers, and once those have been destroyed, the land has become worthless for agriculture or anyone for that matter. It's funny how organic techniques have proven themselves to work, keeping soil alive and actually improving, while retaining the same profits, but most farmers are like "Nope, I'm sticking with the ones forcing me to destroy my soil and send me into dept for millions every year, because THEY know what they're talking about".

[@mushi475]

Well world ground is becoming that wasteland very fast

[@nalley6815]

It’s sad. Just look at it. It looks like someone just dumped truck loads of sand out there. It’s just lifeless. There’s nothing there. Chemicals aren’t great for it but that’s mostly the result of plowing and other tillage.

[@ev1558]

I find it interesting on the different types of soils we see here.

[@jeffclark5024]

I could see it maybe in certain cases where you have abundant topsoil. Some of these look like they’re plowing the black dirt under and pulling up the sand and crap that nothing will grow in

[@dundonrl]

I know in California they will deep rip (using a D-11 dozer) to bust up the hard pan that's 6 ft deep.

[@jackdbur]

Yes but turning the sub soil over your top soil makes no sense

[@veeranagoudapatil6992]

I would recommend ripping it does not change the soil profile and structure but it helps in water holding and rooting system.

[@bertyaustin]

I would love to do some metal detecting after ploughing that deep. 😊

[@andrewslagle1974]

In new york state where we farm we just chisel plow & disc,We also do a lot of no till planting for corn.

[@christinalynn8143]

Not ALL land is farm land. So when comparing the average piece of land to the piece of farmland and the cultivation process it goes through or doesn't it is important to factor in the change of condition from that of what could be considered a commercial farm property to that of a residential home. The need for land cultivation is still there on a residential property but the care provided is varied, yet still similar.

[@dustyplains9467]

If you did this in western Kansas the weeds probably wouldn’t even grow lol

[@AgriFatech]

This video offers a great exploration into the reasons behind deep plowing in agriculture. It's intriguing to understand the benefits and considerations of this farming technique. I'm curious about the long-term effects of deep plowing on soil health and fertility. Also, how do different soil types and crop requirements influence the decision to plow deeply? It would be interesting to hear from farmers or agronomists about their experiences and insights on this topic. Deep plowing seems to be a crucial aspect of effective farming strategies!

[@maniek2207]

1:04 clay soil instead of black soil? Where is agriculture in this? This is stupid AF.

[@ashoakwillow]

If you have a hard compacted pan, where and rainfall races over the surface to the nearest gully, one effective solution is strip tillage. Particularly in so-called 'goat-deserts' where overgrazing has destroyed any cover. Typical strips might be a metre or so apart and 20 to 30 cms deep. Even better to follow contours, then any rainfall can flow into the cultivated strip, maybe even replenish groundwater, and certainly reduce flood risk down-stream.

[@nalley6815]

Can do that or you can use a subsoiler. That way you’re not turning over the dirt but you’re still breaking up the compaction

[@charlesdall8165]

Some fields used to produce 1(one ) ton of maize per ha .Now adays many farmers produce as much as 20 to 30 tons per ha because of research and correct modern farming methods. Just keep quiet and day thank you for the farmers feeding the world

[@OhioRiverFisherman]

The deeper they plow it, the more artifacts come up. Plow baby plow, Rocks!!!

[@davidgreve2181]

Wow! I had never heard of this until now! I always thought that a 6 point moldboard plow was the cats buttt!

[@randyschneider6086]

The plow pulled by five crawlers is burying the topsoil,if you did that on my land the 6-8 inches of topsoil would be replaced by heavy yellow clay forever,I’ve even turned up the clay deeptilling.

[@fendtclaas8689]

The clay is what you want full of rich nutrients, which eventually turns into top soil. People these days are so clueless, do some research, what is clay???

[@randyschneider6086]

Any spots in the field where topsoil was replaced by the clay due to excessive deep tilling or water erosion produces only 1/4 of what the topsoil covered area does.

[@fendtclaas8689]

@@randyschneider6086 water erosion dissolves nutrients and carries them away that obvious. Over here in Canada where ever we do deep tillage and bring up the clay we have bumber crops. Proven over and over. Also you have to know your clay colors, some clays are bad. You always want to look for that golden clay. ,😋

[@randyschneider6086]

@@fendtclaas8689 it’s obvious I don’t have golden clay😄

[@fendtclaas8689]

@@randyschneider6086 theirs different shades of golden clay. Theirs also many different types of clay soils as well. Crumbly, pasty, sticky, heavy ect.. I run a custom farming business and we do alot of plowing in the spring and fall. I've got thousands of acres under my belt all over the country, so I've seen every condition under the sun.

[@charlestheodoreheissman8418]

Oklahoma dust bowl 🥣, remember?? Opposite of that which creates the desired results, here we go again.

[@robertcasellas4751]

No one remembers.

[@5th_decile]

​Said@@robertcasellas4751while a solemn WWI-type remembrance tune is playing in another of my youtube-tabs 😂

[@jmd1743]

@@robertcasellas4751 They remember, they just see dollars in the sky. They'll gladly give their grandchildren a dust bowl to inherit if they thought they could retire on the beach. I think a lot of society's ills has to do with aging older generations who no longer really believe in the afterlife even though they go to church regularly, so they support policies they know are terrible out of spite for the generations who will inherit the nation. Look at the greedy farmers who sink 10,000 foot deep wells to grow alfalfa for the Saudis for their own cattle.

[@jackrichards1863]

If anyone believes the process is being done at such expense for no financial benefit. You've only missed knowing what it is that is being sold from the effort.

[@HighBrixGardens]

I can see the value of deep subsoiling to break through a hard pan. I can see the use of occasional regular plowing. But I honestly can’t figure out why someone needs to do deep plowing. I guess it could be used to deepen the top soil layer but that would take several years to build the sub soil on top into true top soil.

[@masterquadbiker]

And so it turns out that over time this has been recognised as a really bad way to treat and eventually degrade good soil

[@f1rehawk99]

The only reason I can think of to deep plow is if you are in Siberia where you need to get down and break up the permafrost so you can get deeper roots.

[@reaperhunter7297]

That's what I was thinking it seems like a waste of fuel and time if you aren't breaking up frozen ground

[@jackdbur]

Then use a deep ripper it will break up compaction or a hard pan layer with out burying your top soil.

[@jimmywyatt4144]

Burying the top soil with sand and clay where is the logic in that?

[@nalley6815]

There is none

[@letsdothis9063]

I was born in the MS Delta and have never seen this. Pretty wild. My little cousin works on a farm. I will have to ask him about this.

[@EDBZ28]

Thx for video. I’ve always wondered the reason for deep plowing. Have never seen it here in the States.

[@mm-le2qq]

Lots of specialist here 🤣🤣🤣

[@Reotha]

Know your soil. Farmers dont just deep plow everyday for fun.

[@Traktorsabin]

Mantaaaab.....👍

[@Traktor_Ngawi]

Good job, thank for sharing👍

[@ManAcadie]

I'm a fan of deep plowing

[@peasant8246]

Hahaha, see, he means "sex"! LMAO, oh my gawd, this is so funny! Eks-dee!

[@ManAcadie]

@peasant8246 what the heck are you talking about? I'm a fan of deep plowing. If you do a shallow plow you are not getting the nutrients that are found deeper in the ground and your crops eventually fizzle out. Why do you have to be weird about it? This is a family channel, son.

[@mattoe8621]

Go easy on him, he thought you were making a subtle joke. In other words he thought your comment was great. Deep ripping can break up a hard pan effectively. Deep tillage can be disastrous. Deep hoeing is always a good thing, especially in cold weather.

[@mattoe8621]

Thanks for making me laugh. Deep ripping is the best, especially in the dark hahaha.

[@miltkarr5109]

Some soils this can really help. All the "organic" gardeners are chiming in I see. Some soils seem really weird if you've only dug in 1 type of soil your whole life.its often better to get the organic matter deep in a soil instead of on top. What if you have sticky clay over sand. Weird but it does exist.

[@jlkkauffman7942]

No you want the organic matter on top.

[@miltkarr5109]

@@jlkkauffman7942 there's never going to be any organic matter there until the moisture problem is resolved.

[@jlkkauffman7942]

@@miltkarr5109 which is why we do no till utilizing cover crops, last year I planted corn green meaning the cover crop was 4 to 5 feet tall, rolled it rolled it down and it held moisture and kept the soil temps lower, for my beans I did the same thing and didn’t use any chemicals at all. In doing it this way I’m building my topsoil back up.

[@miltkarr5109]

@@jlkkauffman7942 what you are doing is great, and may be best practice for your soil. Often with such practice as you mention the organic matter can be built up to 10% in the top 12 inches even. Great! I've done that, And it is good enough for most agricultural needs. However the subsoil is likely to remain at 1% OM or less and roots unable to pass past 2ft. depth Unless you are on alluvial soils. Many studies have been done showing greater total organic matter can be built up over time by deep ploughing. Plug this into scihub and go down the rabbit hole. This is a 45 year study out of Germany. Enjoy. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13289

[@tf7274]

This isn't necessary in Canada because the frost breaks up the compaction layer every year. We keep cows on a field and punch frost deep.

[@niranjanjuliulambert2098]

doesn't matter what you say dude, you know nothing about tillage effect the living soil, there's more life inside the living soil than above the soil, go and study about the living soil, you really need knowledge 😡

[@usptact]

Wait a sec… they need 5 (!) tractors to pull that plough?

[@adambased7928]

Like to see the fuel bill

[@victorlaurent2978]

Yes probably. If they didn't, they wouldn't.

[@redreuben5260]

Sponsored by your local Diesel supplier.

[@СергейМачнев]

*Зачем такая пахота? Зачем нарушать верхний плодородный слой?*

[@ivanadamovic8584]

When you planting fruits and grapevine it is good.

[@jackrichards1863]

That sounds correct . I was thinking specific crops that thrive on loose soil and deeper nutrients it will be of benefit to.

[@JasonM69]

I wondered that.

[@henriquedcunha]

While the world is moving towards no-tillage, this guy is wrecking havoc in his backyard, burying the fertile soil under 50cm of subsoil. Congratulations, absolutely nothing will grow, but at least you can make a youtube video!

[@christiannunez6025]

when the soil has a sealed layer from conventional plowing, you have to do routing or this, more extreme but has its logic.

[@5th_decile]

​@@christiannunez6025 What is routing?

[@christiannunez6025]

@@5th_decile sorry...ripping

[@zeb5478]

Breaking up hard pan

[@ispeed7013]

You are clueless

[@teodortodorovski3928]

Just here because drunk

[@kripto999]

Valid

[@joxterthemighty]

Heard the drums and started looking for the tow truck

[@dragutintodosijevic4195]

under a certain depth the soil is barren