Arable Top tips for post-harvest cultivations
– Identify what soil needs and any issues to rectify – Plan how to solve issues using cultivations, cover crops, or other options – Target cultivations, machine setup, and operation, to fi eld requirements – Do not confuse dry soil for compacted soil – Beware of shallow infi ltration issues and deep compaction – Consider whether cultivation is necessary – why, what for? – Avoid repeatedly cultivating at the same depth – Build aggregate stability by keeping roots in the ground – Do not overwork seedbeds before drilling – If conditions are not right, wait. Always have a plan B.
Continued from p19 Oilseed rape volunteers offer a sim-
ple, cheap and effective catch crop. But Mr Neale says dense regrowth can dry soil signifi cantly. This has the poten- tial to cause issues for establishing fol- lowing crops.
He suggests raking out some rape volunteers and sowing other catch crop species into the stand, such as buck- wheat, berseem clover and vetch, to bring more diverse root structures and improve soil moisture.
Where land is going into spring
cropping, over-winter stubbles will of- fer some soil protection. But Mr Rob- ertson’s his preferred approach is to have something growing, such as a multi-species cover crop, to stabilise soil, build structure, retain nutrients and add organic matter. If land requires cultivation, this should be done when soil conditions are suitable after harvest before sowing the cover crop. “Treat cover crops like any other crop. Establish them prop- erly and understand how to manage them according.”
Growers should conserve soil moisture where possible, says Dick Neale of agronomy fi rm Hutchinsons
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