Frightening difference regarding the soil surface at end of January.
First picture: winter wheat after silage corn; tilled with moldboard plow.
Second picture: winter wheat after soybeans; minimum tillage.
=> Do not till too much!
#Notill = weed seed on the soil surface
#covercrop = shade
#summer = temporary drought
New paper from @UMRAgroecologie@InraEA showing a decrease in weed seed ermergence and early growth when seeds are on the soil surface #A2C#SCV
https://t.co/vp7xllxIcm
https://t.co/0UnI4tMH9C
The main difference between min-/notill (left) and tillage with the moldboard plow (right) is the compacted #soil layer that inhibits #root growth, #earthworms and the infiltration of water and air to the subsoil.
#notill#covercrops#soil
Cover crops keep our valuable and living #soil healthy, safe and active out of the main growing season. They use sunlight energy to capture #C and drive up take of nutrients including #N#P#K which are carried forward for the next crop
El #glifosato puede ser una buena herramienta si se utiliza correctamente.
Yo lo uso y tengo un suelo bien estructurado, con hongos, lombrices y todo tipo de organismos.
El problema no es el glifosato sino cómo se utiliza. Pasa lo mismo que con los cuchillos...
Be aware of chopping #covercrops if #soil is too wet.
Compaction under the tracks is the result (picture)
=> all the work of cover crops is lost.
Especially in #notill its better to wait until soil is frozen or dry.