BritChaser
Well-known member
No till farming is good for farmers but bad for pheasants. It is highly dependent on herbicide for "clean" weed-free fields when it's planting time. The absence of weeds in harvested fields, especially in wheat stubble, is drastically reducing bird habitat on the high plains. No till equipment is very rugged, enabling farmers to reduce and eliminate formerly unplanted rough spots that were used by pheasants for weather protection, nesting, and loafing. The idea of leaving terraces to waste as suggested by Pheasants Forever has not caught on. If it did, it would lead to many more pheasants, but deprive farmers of acreage.