romising early results
“Add in the savings in the farm’s overall machinery required for the di- rect-drill establishment, and the net profi t in both farm situations is ex- tremely positive,” saidMs Bailey. GWCT Allerton Project head of partnerships Joe Stanley said: “On the environmental front, bird sight- ings at both farms were seen to double in a direct-drilling system, while earth- worm numbers were also up.
establishment on both farms. “However, when you factor in the
cost savings of up to 65% fuel saving, 10% reduction in operating costs and over 50% improvement in work rate, the effects of yield penalties are large- ly mitigated.
Resilient farming With the Basic Payment Scheme due to be phased out by 2028, and given the challenges of an increasingly ex- treme climate, Mr Staney said it had never been more vital for farmers to reduce costs and boost the resilience of their farming systems. “Furthermore, the dramatically im- proved work rate of the reduced till- age system offers a clear attraction to farm businesses needing to capitalise on increasingly narrow weather win- dows,” he said.
The key metric in the report is the net profi t/ha which improved at both
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Direct drilling is more profi table
although yields are lower, suggests the study
sites despite decreased yields – al- though this wasn’t to deny the great- er challenges represented by heavy land in this transition.
Consideration must also be given to the costs of replacing existing equip- ment, said Mr Stanley. The story was similarly positive
on the environmental front, with bio- diversity increasing, the worm num- bers moving in the right direction un- der reduced tillage to help improve soil health, and the carbon footprint of the food produced declining.
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