Zero-Till / Direct Drilling

Jim Bullock and LEAF Demonstration Farmer, Brian Barker, explain zero-till/direct drilling. Jim explains how it has worked for him and Brian explains some of the issues he faces in taking up such practices.
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[@OutofTownwithRobinBell]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@BHbobafett]

How would this work on clay soils? Where compaction is a bigger problem? I am not ain't it just try to understand if it could work on my soil type, as compaction is a big issue. Do you use a disc cultivator drill like a vaderstad rapid or horsch pronto? Or something with legs like a sumo dts or mcconnel strip till drill or a combination like the vaderstad rapid with a subsoil flat lift adaption from cultivating solutions.

[@danlewisihjd308]

Yes, according to the CLAYDON direct drills websites it states that they work in all soil types, also it says that they also work well on farms that have significant compaction I copied and pasted this off there website 'Yes. In fact, one of the key attributes of the Claydon system is that it will dramatically reduce soil compaction. Plough and min-till cultivation systems create ‘fluffy seedbeds’ which compact and form like concrete when traffic passes over or subsoiler tines pass through the ground.With the Claydon system, the solid shoulders of soil between the seeding rows hold traffic all year round, so spraying, baling and muck spreading isn’t an issue. The earthworm population will double in the first year of direct seeding if you’re coming from a plough based system and they will do all the hard work of breaking and lifting the soil for you. The front tine on the drill can go as deep as 7 inches and will pull up any compaction and create a drainage channel for the perfect growing environment.' Hoped that helped, personally I think direct drilling is the way forward, it's a lot more sustainable and has many benefits such as improving the soil and a big one is the economic side, saving a lot of money.

[@khizerrao]

Can we do zero tillage of wheat after pearl millet? what will be the procedure of sowing?