Adopt New Ways And Means To Make Farming More Profitable
Most of farmers in the world are not satisfied with their farm yields. There may be many reasons triggering drop in annual yield but the most common reason is wrong farming method or traditional farming method in different soil and weather conditions. The farming method should be chosen according to the local conditions but strip tilling and cover crop farming methods have become universally accepted farming techniques. To make the agriculture business more profitable, adopt the new ways and means.
We are using cover crops since decades or even from centuries to get practical and economical benefits. Cover crop's multidimensional benefits have been proven by various research studies conducted in almost all the leading countries. Still many benefits are unknown to farmers. Pest control benefit is the one among such unknown benefits. According to ecologists, stabilized natural system is largely diversified. It contains wide variety of mammals, birds, plants, arthropods and microorganisms. Cover crop supports the diversity in cropping system. In well stabilized soil, natural pest control including their growth exists automatically. Cover crops provide pollen and nectar besides the space for favorable insects' growth. It supports this function because this portion of land soil remains unaltered for longer period.
Researchers as well as individual farmers have observed favorable growth in insect numbers. Cover crop, whether in living or dying process, protects these insects. The benefits of cover crop start pouring into the farm owner's pocket with the growth of main crop. If cover crop is planted on time, its benefits are sooner and more. Some farmers interplant cover crops along with main crops. Most of farmers doing cover cropping experienced considerable reduction in needs of fertilizers and pesticides. To get maximum advantages, rotation of cover crop is very important because each crop delivers different benefits. Soybean, Corn, rye and hairy vetch etc are commonly used cover crops.
One report states that farming yields are better in strip-tilled farming in comparison to yields of traditional tillage farming. (Randall Et Al., 2001). During last couple of years, strip tilling method went through massive changes. Farmers, who do farming by strip tilling method, need less chemicals, irrigation and fertilizer. Liquids fertilizers, chemicals and water directly reach to roots; it means less wastage of these costly inputs. Strip-till farming method is environment friendly because the land under this farming emits less carbon. Although it seems simple but it is not so. It needs more perfect planning and specially designed twin diamond equipments and strip cat machinery.
We are using cover crops since decades or even from centuries to get practical and economical benefits. Cover crop's multidimensional benefits have been proven by various research studies conducted in almost all the leading countries. Still many benefits are unknown to farmers. Pest control benefit is the one among such unknown benefits. According to ecologists, stabilized natural system is largely diversified. It contains wide variety of mammals, birds, plants, arthropods and microorganisms. Cover crop supports the diversity in cropping system. In well stabilized soil, natural pest control including their growth exists automatically. Cover crops provide pollen and nectar besides the space for favorable insects' growth. It supports this function because this portion of land soil remains unaltered for longer period.
Researchers as well as individual farmers have observed favorable growth in insect numbers. Cover crop, whether in living or dying process, protects these insects. The benefits of cover crop start pouring into the farm owner's pocket with the growth of main crop. If cover crop is planted on time, its benefits are sooner and more. Some farmers interplant cover crops along with main crops. Most of farmers doing cover cropping experienced considerable reduction in needs of fertilizers and pesticides. To get maximum advantages, rotation of cover crop is very important because each crop delivers different benefits. Soybean, Corn, rye and hairy vetch etc are commonly used cover crops.
One report states that farming yields are better in strip-tilled farming in comparison to yields of traditional tillage farming. (Randall Et Al., 2001). During last couple of years, strip tilling method went through massive changes. Farmers, who do farming by strip tilling method, need less chemicals, irrigation and fertilizer. Liquids fertilizers, chemicals and water directly reach to roots; it means less wastage of these costly inputs. Strip-till farming method is environment friendly because the land under this farming emits less carbon. Although it seems simple but it is not so. It needs more perfect planning and specially designed twin diamond equipments and strip cat machinery.
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