Five years of trial work in Northamptonshire have shown that cover crops in a direct drilling system removed 27t/ha of carbon dioxide equivalents, highlighting their role in reducing a farm’s carbon footprint. However, the trials also showed that 17t/ha of carbon dioxide equivalents can be lost from soil with deep tillage. See also: Grower’s soils […]
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