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<blockquote data-quote="Two Tone" data-source="post: 7847062" data-attributes="member: 44728"><p>A very interesting setup you have there for Maize. I would definitely call that Strip tillage as you have disturbed some, but not all the soil surface, one hell of lot less than Ploughing or Min-till would do.</p><p></p><p>Interesting also that I refer to a Claydon Drill as a “Strip tillage drill” rather than a No/zero/direct drill, because it does in fact move all the soil surface, but definitely not as much as Ploughing or Min-till (such as using a Sumo Trio type of cultivator).</p><p></p><p>Harry Metcalfe uses a Claydon Drill and reckons his fuel consumption for cereals establishment 75%, being 25% of conventional planting. </p><p>This includes rolling after the drill.</p><p>Nonetheless a very substantial saving over conventional drilling after Ploughing/Min-tilling</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]YY4ZFPVt8pM[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>You also mention a Sabre tine drill (Weaving) which is becoming a very popular drill around here. </p><p>Jeremy Clarkson and Caleb Cooper now use this drill.</p><p></p><p>I don’t grow maize other than for pheasant cover. Providing it has been Round-up’d off, it seems to work fine as soil conditions improve substantially in the Spring, by the time it is right to drill maize.</p><p>I decided to go for a Weaving GD disk type drill to cause absolute minimal soil disturbance, primarily to avoid waking up Blackgrass, which if left unmoved, won’t readily germinate.</p><p>I also do not need to roll after drilling, because the following wheels on the GD dose that job for me.</p><p>My own saving in fuel cost for establishment are 87.5%, being only 12.5% (ie 1/8th!!) of what it used to be for ploughing, some power-harrowing where necessary, combi-drilling and rolling.</p><p></p><p>On top of which, because I disturb so little of the soil surface, on the vast majority of this farm, I only need to use 1/2 the rate of Pre-em herbicides I used to require!</p><p></p><p>This is not only a huge saving in costs but a massive savings in CO2 emissions. </p><p>Not just in fuel usage and herbicide usage, but in the fact that a very much larger than those two CO2 emissions is NOT released by disturbed soils, which releases CO2 by oxidisation of Organic matter, when soils are loosened.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If only we could persuade those that refuse to believe that any type of Zero Tillage, including Strip Tillage will work on ALL soil types, we could make a substantial contribution to CO2/Climate change.</p><p>But as the old saying goes “You can lead a horse to water………..!</p><p>Some just don’t want to believe that it works.</p><p>If it can be done on this farm, it’ll work on every farm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Two Tone, post: 7847062, member: 44728"] A very interesting setup you have there for Maize. I would definitely call that Strip tillage as you have disturbed some, but not all the soil surface, one hell of lot less than Ploughing or Min-till would do. Interesting also that I refer to a Claydon Drill as a “Strip tillage drill” rather than a No/zero/direct drill, because it does in fact move all the soil surface, but definitely not as much as Ploughing or Min-till (such as using a Sumo Trio type of cultivator). Harry Metcalfe uses a Claydon Drill and reckons his fuel consumption for cereals establishment 75%, being 25% of conventional planting. This includes rolling after the drill. Nonetheless a very substantial saving over conventional drilling after Ploughing/Min-tilling [MEDIA=youtube]YY4ZFPVt8pM[/MEDIA] You also mention a Sabre tine drill (Weaving) which is becoming a very popular drill around here. Jeremy Clarkson and Caleb Cooper now use this drill. I don’t grow maize other than for pheasant cover. Providing it has been Round-up’d off, it seems to work fine as soil conditions improve substantially in the Spring, by the time it is right to drill maize. I decided to go for a Weaving GD disk type drill to cause absolute minimal soil disturbance, primarily to avoid waking up Blackgrass, which if left unmoved, won’t readily germinate. I also do not need to roll after drilling, because the following wheels on the GD dose that job for me. My own saving in fuel cost for establishment are 87.5%, being only 12.5% (ie 1/8th!!) of what it used to be for ploughing, some power-harrowing where necessary, combi-drilling and rolling. On top of which, because I disturb so little of the soil surface, on the vast majority of this farm, I only need to use 1/2 the rate of Pre-em herbicides I used to require! This is not only a huge saving in costs but a massive savings in CO2 emissions. Not just in fuel usage and herbicide usage, but in the fact that a very much larger than those two CO2 emissions is NOT released by disturbed soils, which releases CO2 by oxidisation of Organic matter, when soils are loosened. If only we could persuade those that refuse to believe that any type of Zero Tillage, including Strip Tillage will work on ALL soil types, we could make a substantial contribution to CO2/Climate change. But as the old saying goes “You can lead a horse to water………..! Some just don’t want to believe that it works. If it can be done on this farm, it’ll work on every farm. [/QUOTE]
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