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Skybird · 01-03-24, 04:42 PM

What is with the top soil layer, what in German is called "Krume" or "Ackerkrume" - this layer of fine fertile earth that is the basis of nutrients and minerals and is housing the microbiome regenerating the field after harvest? When a soil erodes due to desertification and dryness, the wind blows this fine dirt away, what is left then is practically unusable for farming purposes again. What amount of damage does water do to this Krume layer? Isnt it this layer that its all about and what separates good famrming ground from bad one?

I am no farmer, thats why I ask.

And you said the tractors will drive n ot on wheels, but tracks. But isnt that also coming at a cost, an increased densification of the ground?

01-03-24, 04:42 PM	#18
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,800 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	What is with the top soil layer, what in German is called "Krume" or "Ackerkrume" - this layer of fine fertile earth that is the basis of nutrients and minerals and is housing the microbiome regenerating the field after harvest? When a soil erodes due to desertification and dryness, the wind blows this fine dirt away, what is left then is practically unusable for farming purposes again. What amount of damage does water do to this Krume layer? Isnt it this layer that its all about and what separates good famrming ground from bad one? I am no farmer, thats why I ask. And you said the tractors will drive n ot on wheels, but tracks. But isnt that also coming at a cost, an increased densification of the ground? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.