{Tool} Reduced Tillage: Farmers' Motivations and Problems. Creator(s): Alföldi, Thomas. Issuing Organisation(s): Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL. OK-Net Arable Tool Description. (2013)
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Document available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GERlX1lI0BI
Summary
The TILMAN-ORG consortium presents the first results of a survey on organic farmers' motivations and problems related to reduced tillage at the 7th Organic Producers Conference in Birmingham, UK.
At the European scale weed control and destroying previous cover crops appeared to be the biggest challenges in practice.
But farmers interviewed at the conference said that weed control is not the main problem in the UK. In fact, under the wet conditions in the UK, organic farmers find destroying grass-ley without using the plough a bigger challenge.
As minimum tillage is in its infancy in the UK, the farmers really appreciated the coordinated research of TILMAN-ORG.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
|---|---|
| Teaser: | Learn about reduced tillage by listening to experienced UK farmers. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Reduced tillage in organic farming |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Experiences of farmers of different geographic areas |
| Country: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Video |
| Theme: | Soil quality and fertility, Weed management |
| Keywords: | annual weed, arable farming, cropping system, perennial weed, reduced tillage |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Soil tillage Soil Farming Systems > Buildings and machinery Crop husbandry > Weed management |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Knowledge exchange > Advice Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Sustainability > Climate Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Knowledge exchange > Videos |
| Related Links: | http://farmknowledge.org/index.php/search-for-ok-tools?v=31170, http://www.tilman-org.net/tilman-org-home-news/to-videos.html#c8821 |
| Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
| ID Code: | 31170 |
| Deposited On: | 08 Feb 2017 07:34 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2023 14:15 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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