I've also seen invitations for her to visit farms. (If she takes anyone up on the invitations, she'll be attacked for spending taxpayer money.)
Some things I've observed.
The average weaning weight has increased in cattle over the years.
Rolling averages in dairy herds have increased over the years.
Days to market have decreased for swine, poultry and beef.
Feed efficiencies have improved in almost every area of livestock production that you can find a study for.
Yield per acre has increased in every crop that I can find comparisons for.
The thing I can't find is fuel used per acre farmed. So if anyone would have fuel records from their farm and the acres farmed with that fuel. I'd really appreciate you letting me know.
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Because of no-till fuel use has definitely decreased. Grain dryers have also because me more efficient.
ReplyDeleteHowever, fuel used per trip across the field has increased due to epa regulations on newer engines. So farmers on soil types that are not condusive to no-till have actually been using more fuel per acre.
As technology increases I do see a movement to smaller autonomous tractors that will not use deisel. I see this decreasing fuel use even more while decreasing compaction.
Even without no-till, machinery is used that combines what used to be 2 or 3 trips into 1.
DeleteCombines do a better job chopping and spreading the stalks and chaff.