There are several soil-related problems that can be alleviated through well-managed trafficking, including soil erosion, compaction, SOM matter loss, biodiversity declines, salinization, flooding, and desertification.
Controlled trafficking can minimise risks of soil compaction and erosion by reducing the weight and/or frequency of machinery passing across the soil.
Potential ways of managing trafficking include changing the size of machinery, adjusting tyre pressures, drilling across slopes, keeping equipment to headlands, adopting a controlled trafficking system, reducing tillage, and avoiding trafficking during wet periods.
Further information about trafficking is available here:
| Title | Language | Country | Type of resource | Description of the resource | Organisation |
| A guide to cutting compaction (through managed trafficking) | EN | UK | Online guide | Online guide exploring how controlled trafficking can reduce soil compaction |
Soil and Water Management Centre |
| Controlled traffic farming: What is CTF and how to implement it on your farm | EN | Australia | Video | Video explaining what CTF is and how to implement it |
Terrain NFM |
| How to crack down on costly soil compaction | EN | UK | News article | News article on how to reduce soil compaction through better management of trafficking |
Farmers Weekly |
| Controlled traffic farming | EN | Europe | Website | Provides a comprehensive website for everything Controlled traffic based |
Controlled traffic farming |
| Controlled Traffic Farming | EN | Australia | Factsheet | Details what CTF is and the pros and cons of the decision | Soilquality.org |
| 4 growers share their experiences of controlled traffic farming | EN | UK | Article | Gives small detail on CTF and then gives 4 case studies of farms adopting it |
Farmers Weekly |
| 'Controlled traffic' farming: Literature review and appraisal of potential use in the U.K. | EN | UK | Article | A review assessing different literature based on the impacts of soil compaction and CTF |
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| Controlled Traffic Farming | EN | Australia | Video | Provides a comprehensive video about everything CTF |
Victorian No-till Farmers' Association |
| Controlled Traffic Farming | EN | UK | Website/video | Case study video of a farmer and his experiences |
Dale Drills |
| Soil Compaction | EN | France | Website | Provides detail about how soil compaction is changed with CTF |
Sly France |
| Innovation Case: Controlled Traffic Farming in Spain | ES | Spain/Europe | Video | Shows the process of CTF as an overview |
Smart-AKIS |
AHDB
