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Regen Ag General Discussion
Is ploughing bad ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Grass And Grain" data-source="post: 7971830" data-attributes="member: 23184"><p>I'm currently watching DD in my locality with interest. Most still plough around here, with one or two starting with DD. 10m above sea level, with various soil types, and certainly some areas in the region which are prone to lying wet over winter, and in need of underdrainage. Many are probably 'buying' a bit of short term drainage capacity by using a plough. Maybe difficult to make the shift away from a plough in these circumstances (without a big drainage scheme spend). Fully get the theory/practice that DD might hopefully help this type of situation in the long run.</p><p></p><p>Suppose probably one of biggest factors which can cause water to pool over winter is if soil was worked/driller too wet. So an earlier than conventional Autumn drilling date because of DD might actually be a good thing.</p><p></p><p>We've just entered 5 years of stewardship, so rotation is now all over the place, but prior to that we were w wheat, w barley, o.s.r. w wheat, w barley, w beans. Worked well for us. Not sure how best to manage an alternative rotation if using DD. One thing I did notice on a DD farm walk was brome in w barley. Broadway star held it back in wheat, but obvs no Broadway star for barley.</p><p></p><p>Interesting. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grass And Grain, post: 7971830, member: 23184"] I'm currently watching DD in my locality with interest. Most still plough around here, with one or two starting with DD. 10m above sea level, with various soil types, and certainly some areas in the region which are prone to lying wet over winter, and in need of underdrainage. Many are probably 'buying' a bit of short term drainage capacity by using a plough. Maybe difficult to make the shift away from a plough in these circumstances (without a big drainage scheme spend). Fully get the theory/practice that DD might hopefully help this type of situation in the long run. Suppose probably one of biggest factors which can cause water to pool over winter is if soil was worked/driller too wet. So an earlier than conventional Autumn drilling date because of DD might actually be a good thing. We've just entered 5 years of stewardship, so rotation is now all over the place, but prior to that we were w wheat, w barley, o.s.r. w wheat, w barley, w beans. Worked well for us. Not sure how best to manage an alternative rotation if using DD. One thing I did notice on a DD farm walk was brome in w barley. Broadway star held it back in wheat, but obvs no Broadway star for barley. Interesting. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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