Practice Abstract - Innovative project
Using this system we increase efficiency on crop inputs use, less erosion, increase fertility and organic matter content, increase days of grazing cows, increas
Using this system we increase efficiency on crop inputs use, less erosion, increase fertility and organic matter content, increase days of grazing cows, increase yields and water use efficiency.
This crop rotation explore the soil with different root systems increasing soil structure and consequentely soil drainage.
We start this system in 1989 but at that time available drillers were not reliable, so until 2000 we were using a mix of no-till and minimum tillage.
With appearance of reliable drillers in 2000 we put our system 100% under no-till and year after year results are getting better.
Source Project
Conservation Agriculture
- Main funding source
- Private funds
- Geographical location
- Portugal