...vement. The Case for Less Tillage It’s long been observed that perennial crops (like permanent grasslands) steadily build subsoil carbon, since tillage doesn’t interrupt photosynthesis and deco...
...insights. In that trial for more than a decade ILVO has been monitoring the effect of non-inversion tillage and compost application on soil quality, disease pressure and crop yield. Soil Diver...
...rrow. This suppresses the growth of the clover's shoots. By not destroying the green cover crop, my tillage is even more minimal. This is beneficial for soil quality and fuel consumption, among oth...
...ish farmers are satisfied with the soil quality of their plots and 53% are practicing non-inversion tillage (no-till) on at least one plot. These are some of the preliminary findings from a widely ...
... measures tested ranged from lowering tire pressure, reducing passages, lower wheel loads, avoiding tillage under wet soil conditions, to deep plowing and sowing deep-rooting crops. These are the r...
...ments on prices and compensation, and that it is a long-term cooperation based on trust. Do: Reduce tillage Working the soil less intensively, less frequently and less deeply is beneficial to o...
...ucial (as it usually is). No single practice is ideal in every combination of conditions, climate, tillage, crop, etc. So generalizations are not appropriate. The researchers compiled their r...
...e effect on the soil will be intensively monitored in the coming years. 2. Minimal tillage to help soil structure and soil life and avoid carbon loss. Sowing without plowin...
...ients as answers to various soil challenges. In addition, stakeholders placed more focus on adapted tillage, innovative farming systems and water management, while current policy documents focus mo...
...AE Hansbeke) four techniques were applied on one plot to temporarily destroy grassland with minimal tillage. The agroecological approach tries to maximize the benefits of the less invasive soil tre...
...eat. The integrated disc harrow and pressure roller take care of the seedbed preparation so that no tillage is needed beforehand. The superficial tillage leaves the soil previously rooted through b...
...ed boundary conditions on plots of land that are highly susceptible to erosion in Flanders. Minimal tillage and a whole series of other cultivation-technical measures have been tested and improved ...
... on the erosion susceptibility of the plot and the crop. Cultivation measures, including non-return tillage, strip-till, and thresholds in ridge crops, are source-oriented erosion control measures ...
...o compaction in the topsoil (0-30 cm), deeper compaction (> 30cm) is harder to alleviate. Normal tillage does not work the soil so deeply. A recent survey by Belgian farmers shows that 30% do no...
...anufacturers. Specifically, tests are being conducted on mechanical innovation, crop succession and tillage time. Existing and new knowledge about soil compaction is disseminated via a website (www...