Tue, 25 Oct
|What 3 words: fluffed.gossiped.curries
Cover Cropping and Controlled Traffic Farming
In Nick's words, Conservation Agriculture has proven potential to improve crop yields, while improving the long-term environmental and financial sustainability of farming. Come and see how he approaches it.
Time & Location
25 Oct 2022, 15:00 – 17:30
What 3 words: fluffed.gossiped.curries, August Farms, Burford (come off the A361)
About the Event
Nick runs a farming operation of over 400 hectares near Burford in Oxfordshire. Nick, a
farmer and contractor, sees his soil as the key asset to a sustainable business. His aims are to
protect and enhance soil quality on farm by implementing a variety of techniques. Key soil
management tools are used to reduce compaction, to improve soil quality through increasing the
soil’s biological function and to protect against nutrient and soil loss.
Key techniques for discussion and demonstration:
Improving organic matter:
- Cover crops
- Direct drilling- reducing tillage
- Crop rotations andÂ
- Grazing of stock
Reducing the risk of soil erosion:Â
- Cover crops
- Over winter stubble
Reducing compaction on land:
- Controlled traffic farming
Also leading to discussion on SFI, CS and other schemes (as they appear!)