Research in no-till organic vegetable production

Soil Tent

Delve into inspiring results from UK’s first fully-replicated field trials in no-till vegetable production at Newcastle University and Durham. The trials include 5 different cover crop mixes that were mechanically terminated then planted with calabrese, and no till onion production using compost and silage mulches. Comparisons include crimp rolling with mowing, no-till with tillage-based methods, and soil aeration. Different scales are represented, using both 4-wheel and 2-wheel tractors. Results show great promise, with significant differences in yield and weed pressure, and some no-till treatments outperforming tillage-based controls.