A strategic till in zero-till paddocks does minimal harm and can be advantageous

By Bob Freebairn
March 1 2021 - 5:00am
Soil sampling at the CSIRO Harden long term tillage trial. One cultivation after 20 years of no-till cropping, had relatively minor impact on soil quality.
Soil sampling at the CSIRO Harden long term tillage trial. One cultivation after 20 years of no-till cropping, had relatively minor impact on soil quality.
Dr John Kirkegaard, CSIRO, in canola plots in tillage research at Harden. Yield and soil quality were not adversely affected by a one off tillage in a no-till system.
Dr John Kirkegaard, CSIRO, in canola plots in tillage research at Harden. Yield and soil quality were not adversely affected by a one off tillage in a no-till system.
Dr John Kirkegaard, CSIRO talking at a field day about sowing technology and how an occasional tillage doesnt undo all the benefits of a no-till farming system.
Dr John Kirkegaard, CSIRO talking at a field day about sowing technology and how an occasional tillage doesnt undo all the benefits of a no-till farming system.

PREVIOUS reported northern NSW and Queensland research found that an occasional tillage in a zero-till farming system does little long-term soil damage. And could help in many issues like management of difficult to control weeds.

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