1. The Colworth Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF) Project
Soil and crop conditions
2006/2007 season

2. Overview of CTF project
New fields in CTF 2006
Original field in CTF

3. Key to following slides
RTF = random traffic farming
CTF = controlled traffic farming
DD = direct drilling with Dale Zero Till Drill

4. March 07 RTF DD

5. March 07 CTF DD
2+ years in CTF

6. Evidence of surface water movement
March 07 RTF DD
Evidence of surface water movement

7. No evidence of surface water movement
March 07 CTF DD
2+ years in CTF
No evidence of surface water movement

8. April 07 RTF DD

9. April 07 CTF DD
2+ years in CTF

10. April 07
CTF
RTF

11. May 07 RTF DD

12. May 07 CTF DD
2+ years in CTF

13. Some evidence of crop variability
May 07 RTF DD
Some evidence of crop variability

14. Little evidence of crop variability
May 07 CTF DD
2+ years in CTF
Little evidence of crop variability

15. Wheat after OSR No deep loosening
1st year in CTF

16. Wheat after OSR Deep loosened
1st year in CTF

17. Wheat after wheat (March 07) Deep loosened
1st year in CTF

18. April 07 RTF min till

19. April 07 CTF Deep loosened
1st year in CTF