No-Till
Stem
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HOLTWOOD (Lancaster Co.)
—One prominent vegetable grow
er believes that no-till vegetable
transplanting technology has
proven extremely beneficial in
conserving soil moisture, sup-
Steve Groff, top center, hosted a field day at his farm to look at no-tlll broccoli trans
planting and other test plots Wednesday afternoon.
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