- Location
- Aberdeenshire
From today’s SRUC webinar. I’m not brave enough to post it in the DD section of the forum.
It’s official. Ploughing is good for soil OM!
- Thread starter Farmer Fin
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From today’s SRUC webinar. I’m not brave enough to post it in the DD section of the forum.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Wow. 5 to ten percent om.
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
The benefit of cold weather!
actually seems to suggest ploughing is better than “mintill”. Which is no surprise at all
I see no comparison to direct drilling there though ?
any exposure of soil will result in oxygenation of carbon and therefore SOM loss, simple science really
I see no comparison to direct drilling there though ?
any exposure of soil will result in oxygenation of carbon and therefore SOM loss, simple science really
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
No mention of DD in the presentation. Your’re so 2020 Clive
CORK
Member
- Location
- East Cork, Ireland
Whilst cultivation exposes soil OM to oxidation and loss, I’ve often thought that areas of higher rainfall should encourage more soil OM due to more plant material produced, less oxygen getting into the soil as its damper and less arable farming in high rainfall areas.
This map seems to show a trend.
This map seems to show a trend.
CORK
Member
- Location
- East Cork, Ireland
I’ve also wondered if using a furrow press when ploughing would squeeze more oxygen out of the loosened soil and mean less oxidation than unpressed ploughing.
davidroberts30
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
but he means that pressing is a good thingDont say that after you rebuilt yours
just another. example but when people use these spiky aerators on grassland they get a boost but all its doing is (oxygenating ) burning up stuff quicker.
if you must plough then anything that reduces surface area exposed to oxygen will reduce oxidisation
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
With feet in both camps, the only comment I can make on this subject at this time goes something along these lines:
CORK
Member
- Location
- East Cork, Ireland
LolDont say that after you rebuilt yours
I was going to ask if you meant rebuilding the soil, the press or the plough. I rebuilt our press last year!
davidroberts30
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
Oh, so I've missed yet another SRUC event?
Why cant they just email past attendees with upcoming events, instead of relying on either telepathy or arable farmers having to buy the 99% livestock orientated 'Scottish Farmer'?
Their communications team promote their events like they work for a Masonic Lodge...
Why cant they just email past attendees with upcoming events, instead of relying on either telepathy or arable farmers having to buy the 99% livestock orientated 'Scottish Farmer'?
Their communications team promote their events like they work for a Masonic Lodge...
warksfarmer
Member
This has always been the case though. DD doesn’t work successfully on all soil types every single year.
Can’t see the point in min-till though now. It just makes matter far far worse.
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
It’s their winter agronomy days. There has been an hour webinar on a Wednesday morning for the past few weeks. Think there are 2 more. Your not missing much. Not even NRoSO points available.Oh, so I've missed yet another SRUC event?
Why cant they just email past attendees with upcoming events, instead of relying on either telepathy or arable farmers having to buy the 99% livestock orientated 'Scottish Farmer'?
Their communications team promote their events like they work for a Masonic Lodge...
Bossfarmer
Member
- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
srely leaving the ploughing as close to sowing rather than winter ploughing will help this?
Bit of a wild generalisation. My neighbour has practiced min till for as long as I can remember. Their crops are always excellent, very rarely see any weeds (don’t think I have ever seen any black grass). Any system can be managed well or badly.
DD doesn't work successfully for all farmers that is a fact, it does (demonstrably) work on most soil types however just as reliably as any establishment system does (ie no system is 100%)
The variable is the farmer more than the soil