More farmers choosing economical, environment-friendly path
By Anne Cook
Sunday December 17, 2006
Rick Danzl
Brian Andrews will plant beans in this cornfield near Rossville come next spring. The Vermilion County farmer has used no-till for 28 years.
ROSSVILLE – Brian Andrews parked his moldboard plow in 1978, and he hasn't used it since.
Andrews, who farms near Rossville, was one of the first farmers in Vermilion County to try no-tilling corn and soybeans to help save the soil and money spent on fuel.
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