{Tool} Organic no-till systems. Creator(s): Moyer, Jeff. Issuing Organisation(s): Southern Regional Extension Forestry. (2013)
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Organic farming has relied heavily on tillage for weed control while conventional no-till techniques depend entirely on herbicides for weed control and effective cover crop kill. The challenges have been how to make the benefits of no-till accessible to organic farmers. Jeff Moyer, Rodale Institute, explains how organic no-till works, using sound biological principles and mechanical cover-crop termination, to reduce and even eliminate tillage. The system works well for soybean and requires further investigation for other crops. This is an advanced technique and requires some skills to be successfully applied, but it will probably be the way to grow many field crops.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Conservation agriculture principles applied to organic farming. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Organic farming requires many tillage passages to grow field crops. Excessive tillage will degrade soils in the medium term. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | The proposed technique reduces the tillage passages required to grow field crops. |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Web |
| Theme: | Soil quality and fertility |
| Keywords: | arable farming, cover crop, soil cultivation, weed management |
| Keywords: | arable farming, cover plants, soil cultivation, weed management, soil quality |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English arable farming http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36528 English cover plants http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1936 English weed control http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8345 English tillage http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7771 English soil quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a9645d28 English soil fertility http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170 |
| Subjects: | Soil > Soil quality Soil > Soil quality > Soil biology Crop husbandry > Soil tillage Soil |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net Arable > Selected tools European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net Arable European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Sumption, Mr PD |
| ID Code: | 32591 |
| Deposited On: | 20 Mar 2018 10:35 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 10:32 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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