The Colworth Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF) Project Soil and crop conditions 2006/2007 season
Overview of CTF project New fields in CTF 2006 Original field in CTF
Key to following slides RTF = random traffic farming CTF = controlled traffic farming DD = direct drilling with Dale Zero Till Drill
March 07 RTF DD
March 07 CTF DD 2+ years in CTF
Evidence of surface water movement March 07 RTF DD Evidence of surface water movement
No evidence of surface water movement March 07 CTF DD 2+ years in CTF No evidence of surface water movement
April 07 RTF DD
April 07 CTF DD 2+ years in CTF
April 07 CTF RTF
May 07 RTF DD
May 07 CTF DD 2+ years in CTF
Some evidence of crop variability May 07 RTF DD Some evidence of crop variability
Little evidence of crop variability May 07 CTF DD 2+ years in CTF Little evidence of crop variability
Wheat after OSR No deep loosening 1st year in CTF
Wheat after OSR Deep loosened 1st year in CTF
Wheat after wheat (March 07) Deep loosened 1st year in CTF
April 07 RTF min till
April 07 CTF Deep loosened 1st year in CTF