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antisthenesyesterday at 5:05 PM1 replyview on HN

I have a really hard time believing someone can keep all other variables constant for 8 years to definitively say that yields will be better because of switching to no-till, rather than any other multitude of factors.


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bluGillyesterday at 5:27 PM

Universities study this. They study the common corn/soybean rotation. I have no idea how they control variables - likely by having many farmers report their results and using stastics