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Building resilience in heavy soils
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<blockquote data-quote="Cropper" data-source="post: 7232834" data-attributes="member: 1147"><p>Same story here, field drains struggling due to age and river silting up due to EA inactivity/agenda.</p><p>Looking at rainfall records, these last two autumns have been exceptional in the amount of rainfall we have had and you have to wonder if it’s a blip or the new normal due to climate change.</p><p></p><p>I think we forget that we have had bad/wet seasons in the past. I have always struggled to complete autumn planting if I’m honest. In fact my first year farming here (32 years ago!) we were 100% spring crops due to a disastrous wet autumn. Ploughing with 85hp 2wheel drive!</p><p></p><p>So now, having mined the soil organic matter I inherited from the previous dairy farming system my soil has had enough, it can still grow a decent crop when conditions are good - but when it gets too wet and it becomes anaerobic in the soil for long periods around establishment there is no hope of growing a crop.</p><p></p><p>I am planning on grassing down at least half the farm to try to increase soil om and improve soil structure, mob grazing, making hay, applying lashings of fym and if I’m brave enough cleaning up the banks of the river to get the water away quicker. My aim being to reduce my reliance on bought in inputs and be more resilient to extremes of climate be they too wet or too dry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cropper, post: 7232834, member: 1147"] Same story here, field drains struggling due to age and river silting up due to EA inactivity/agenda. Looking at rainfall records, these last two autumns have been exceptional in the amount of rainfall we have had and you have to wonder if it’s a blip or the new normal due to climate change. I think we forget that we have had bad/wet seasons in the past. I have always struggled to complete autumn planting if I’m honest. In fact my first year farming here (32 years ago!) we were 100% spring crops due to a disastrous wet autumn. Ploughing with 85hp 2wheel drive! So now, having mined the soil organic matter I inherited from the previous dairy farming system my soil has had enough, it can still grow a decent crop when conditions are good - but when it gets too wet and it becomes anaerobic in the soil for long periods around establishment there is no hope of growing a crop. I am planning on grassing down at least half the farm to try to increase soil om and improve soil structure, mob grazing, making hay, applying lashings of fym and if I’m brave enough cleaning up the banks of the river to get the water away quicker. My aim being to reduce my reliance on bought in inputs and be more resilient to extremes of climate be they too wet or too dry [/QUOTE]
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