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Cover crops on heavy land
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<blockquote data-quote="snarling bee" data-source="post: 8053754" data-attributes="member: 681"><p>My limited experience is that they cost more than they gain.</p><p>Cover crop fallow this last year cost me approx £100 ha in seed, topping and extra cultivations/drilling. Will it gain me that in the next crop - No - not even at £400 tonne for wheat. Crop seems even more in needy of early N than a second or continuous wheat.</p><p>Common reasons for cover crops just do not fit</p><p>Stop soil erosion - our soils rarely erode</p><p>Drain better - the only way to drain 50% clay over 22m of solid clay subsoil is to drain it and mole drain it.</p><p>Retain moisture - I want to loose it</p><p>Recycle nutrients - I guess it might, but I need a crop to take advantage, see above.</p><p>Improve OM - if I live to be 156</p><p></p><p>Sorry, head in the sand and all that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snarling bee, post: 8053754, member: 681"] My limited experience is that they cost more than they gain. Cover crop fallow this last year cost me approx £100 ha in seed, topping and extra cultivations/drilling. Will it gain me that in the next crop - No - not even at £400 tonne for wheat. Crop seems even more in needy of early N than a second or continuous wheat. Common reasons for cover crops just do not fit Stop soil erosion - our soils rarely erode Drain better - the only way to drain 50% clay over 22m of solid clay subsoil is to drain it and mole drain it. Retain moisture - I want to loose it Recycle nutrients - I guess it might, but I need a crop to take advantage, see above. Improve OM - if I live to be 156 Sorry, head in the sand and all that. [/QUOTE]
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