Experiments Südzucker AG - Controlled Traffic Farming
Experiments Südzucker AG - Controlled Traffic Farming
Experiments Südzucker AG - Controlled Traffic Farming
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CTF workshop / strip-till in sugar beet<br />
Veit Nübel Gebietsdirektion Mitte / Rübenabteilung Ochsenfurt
<strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Design of experiments<br />
Issue: corrected sugar yield strip-till = corrected sugar yield plow or mulch<br />
(Type of experiment: strip plots)<br />
usual system of the farm<br />
• plow<br />
or<br />
• mulch<br />
strip-till system<br />
• no stubble cultivation<br />
• strip till early autumn<br />
• sow in combination with prism rollers<br />
• use of glyphosate shortly after sowing<br />
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?<br />
Nutrient supply according EUF<br />
organization and processing<br />
� RA Ochsenfurt<br />
� GBLR<br />
� Kuratorium für Versuchswesen<br />
� ARGE Franken<br />
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<strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Locations<br />
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How far is the equipment?<br />
2010/2011 Horsch Focus Prototype II<br />
consolidation:<br />
RollFlex packer<br />
lead loose<br />
soil back<br />
on the strip<br />
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deep<br />
tillage<br />
removing<br />
residuals<br />
cutting residuals<br />
Focus Prototype I<br />
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How far is the equipment?<br />
iSteer John Deere against side shift<br />
GPS-RTKreciever<br />
iSteer<br />
hydraulik unit<br />
iSteer hydraulikcylinder<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Use of prism roller in spring 2011<br />
� All locations were<br />
processed with prism<br />
roller.<br />
� Crushing clods<br />
� Consolidation<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Sowing in 2011 (12 row, strip-till 6 row!)<br />
RTK- repeatability with J.D. RTK<br />
mobile worked very well.<br />
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Farm: Wallmersbach 15. March 2011<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Worms accumulate residuals...<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
… and drag it into the ground.<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Missed the strip….<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Straw under seed<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Mole uses also GPS…<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Does strip-till lead to lower mineralization rates?<br />
strip-till plow tillage<br />
Organic material has higher sun reflection rates than soil<br />
-> soil stays cold longer in the spring !<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Farm Gützingen: Frost damage at the strip-till variant<br />
Organic material<br />
has higher sun<br />
reflection rates<br />
than soil<br />
-> soil stays cold<br />
longer in the<br />
spring !<br />
Gützingen 16. May 2011<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Analysis 2010 + 2011<br />
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2010 Focus I 2011 Focus II<br />
Comparison count emergence sugar cor. sugar yield (cor.) yield count emergence sugar cor. sugar yield (cor.) yield<br />
strip-till / plow 2 - 27 % - 10 % 3 - 10 % ?<br />
strip-till / mulch 3 -9 % ?<br />
Lüttewitz 2010 Focus I 2011 Focus II<br />
Comparison count emergence cor. sugar yield count emergence cor. sugar yield<br />
strip-till / mulch 2 - 17 % ?<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Analysis 2010 + 2011<br />
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2010 Focus I 2011 Focus II<br />
Comparison count emergence sugar cor. sugar yield (cor.) yield count emergence sugar cor. sugar yield (cor.) yield<br />
strip-till / plow 2 - 27 % - 10 % 3 - 10 % ?<br />
strip-till / mulch 3 -9 % ?<br />
Lüttewitz 2010 Focus I 2011 Focus II<br />
Comparison count emergence cor. sugar yield count emergence cor. sugar yield<br />
strip-till / mulch 2 - 17 % ?<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Wallmersbach, plow and strip-till same development of beets<br />
strip-till<br />
plow<br />
Wallmersbach 16. May 2011<br />
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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Chances and challenges<br />
Chances:<br />
� maximum aggradation and erosion protection<br />
� protect the water resources (dry areas)<br />
� economic or business benefits<br />
� no tillage in spring<br />
Challenges:<br />
�100% field emergence and equal corrected sugar yield<br />
� one step in fall from the stubble to seedbed<br />
� RTK-availability<br />
� tools for different soils and crops<br />
� guarantee nutrient availability of the plant<br />
� possibility for strip-till on hills<br />
� cover grop combining with strip till<br />
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Farm Custenlohr Juni 2010<br />
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Farm Custenlohr: Juni 2010<br />
plow<br />
Thanks for attention<br />
strip-till<br />
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