Min-till and flexible drilling leads to bigger wheat yields

Minimum tillage and flexible drilling dates can increase winter wheat yields and profitability when compared with ploughing and rigid sowing times. Top wheat growers with the highest gross margins tended to use both techniques, according to farm data collected over many years by agronomy advisory group ProCam. The company examined 195 of its grower customers in its 4cast programme, and the top 25% in terms of gross margins shied away from heavy cultivations with a plough and drilling by calendar […]