Water infiltration rates

[grassfarmer]

What are the annual rain fall amounts in those areas where people measure water infiltration levels?

Gabe says 16" average annual precipitation at Bismark, 11" of which comes as summer rains.

Makar were you the guy who said the topsoil or OM had all burnt in your area?

[Guest]

Ask the guys on Regina clay about water infiltration. When that stuff is full it's full. After that point it's evaporation that's needed to get rid of standing water(other than drainage). Our light stuff can take in water. Between continuous cropping, direct seeding and having ridges(between seed furrows) that have straw mixed into them that act like sponges and a general increase in organic matter along with not having every thing harrow/packed hard and smooth....water infiltration is way better here than with the old methods of farming.

Werent them harrowpackers ever a land wrecker ?
Glad those days are gone !!

[makar]

Yes thats me with burnt dirt, lots of us here love our harrow packers, ground dries out to fast and firms up seed to soil contact.

[WiltonRanch]

Harrow packed canola and a hard rain equals a trip to town for more seed. When we purchased our air seeder with on row packers the first thing we did was take the packers off the harrow packer. Our soil is high enough clay and a touch solonetz. We’ve been full zero till for 7 years and it gets better every year. Typically a dryish pocket where I farm so conserving moisture and keeping up om is paramount.

[makar]

Amazing how land changes, mine in a matter of feet, many experts came here to farm, i am still here the rest didnt leave rich, i am not neither but still here.

[makar]

Harrow packed canola and a hard rain equals a trip to town for more seed. That is normal here no matter what, non packed wont grow in the dust, the packer firms it. Everyone tells me i am stupid but i cant germ anything in dust or mud, a seedhawk seeding in to ground that wont germ wont make me rich.