Minimum Tillage Or No Tillage (Zero tillage) is a production system in which soil cultivation is kept to the minimum necessary for crop establishment and growth. The table below provides links to existing practical information on the use of minimum tillage in agriculture.
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Title | Language | Country | Format | Description | Link |
Cultivation techniques to protect soils | EN | UK | Fact sheet | Provides steps to success and a farmer case study | http://www.theriverstrust.org/media/2017/04/Pinpoint-23.0-Cultivation-techniques-to-protect-soils-Minimum-tillage.pdf |
Minimum tillage | EN | UK | Technical Note | Technical requirements for minimum tillage and three farmer case studies | https://www.sruc.ac.uk/downloads/download/583/tn553_minimum_tillage |
No Till 101 | EN | USA | Website | American webpage with information on no-till systems. | https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/topics/88-no-till-101 |
Soils 3: Compaction | EN | UK | website, videos, | Farmers Academy webpage with videos and information on compaction. | |
Minimum Tillage Guide |
EN | UK | Guidance document | Guidance on minimum tillage from Kuhn Farm Machinery company |
http://www.kuhn.co.uk/internet/prospectus.nsf/0/ |
Minimum tillage with imported poultry litter and crop rotations | EN | UK | Farmer case study | The effects and costs on a farm of implmenting minimum tillage over 10 years | http://gya.co.uk/docs/Case%20study%2028.pdf |
This page is constantly under review, and its contents may change.