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Guest Editorial: Conservation Tillage for Organic Farming

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  • Patrick M. Carr

    (Central Agricultural Research Center, Montana State University, 52583 U.S. Highway 87, Moccasin, MT 59462-9512, USA)

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There is interest in reducing or even eliminating tillage in organic production systems. In this special Issue, research teams in Europe and North America summarize recent and on-going efforts to develop conservation-tillage systems that can be used on commercial organic farms. While progress is being made in the development of organic no-tillage (no-till) systems, considerable work still needs to be done before there will be wide-spread adoption by organic farmers.

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  • Patrick M. Carr, 2017. "Guest Editorial: Conservation Tillage for Organic Farming," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-6, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:7:y:2017:i:3:p:19-:d:92352
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