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1. Productivity starts with the seed: Certified corn seeds lay the foundation for high productivity and enhance the crop’s healthy start and strong establishment.
1. Productivity starts with the seed: Certified corn seeds lay the foundation for high productivity and enhance the crop’s healthy start and strong establishment.
2. Soil care: A diverse crop rotation is an important pillar to maintain soil fertility and secures a high and sustainable productivity level. To limit runoff, preserve soil structure, and increase organic matter, plowing was abandoned in 2008.
2. Soil care: A diverse crop rotation is an important pillar to maintain soil fertility and secures a high and sustainable productivity level. To limit runoff, preserve soil structure, and increase organic matter, plowing was abandoned in 2008.
3. Precision and digital farming: Precision sowers, GPS, and FieldView guided work tasks (sowing, spraying, fertilization and harvesting) allow to optimize fuel and input use.
3. Precision and digital farming: Precision sowers, GPS, and FieldView guided work tasks (sowing, spraying, fertilization and harvesting) allow to optimize fuel and input use.
4. Smart crop protection: Choice of disease-resistant varieties and use of digital decision support tools like weather stations allow to manage diseases efficiently and at the right time.
4. Smart crop protection: Choice of disease-resistant varieties and use of digital decision support tools like weather stations allow to manage diseases efficiently and at the right time.
5. Integrated weed management: Weed control is a major issue on the farm. Rotation, variety choice, and complementarity of techniques (herbicides and hoeing) are possible solutions for managing weeds sustainably.
5. Integrated weed management: Weed control is a major issue on the farm. Rotation, variety choice, and complementarity of techniques (herbicides and hoeing) are possible solutions for managing weeds sustainably.
6. Optimizing sustainable farm performance: A strategic decision support tools allows to balance economic, animal feed autonomy, and environment performance.
6. Optimizing sustainable farm performance: A strategic decision support tools allows to balance economic, animal feed autonomy, and environment performance.
7. Best practice applications: The spraying equipment is equipped with low drift nozzles and undergoes regular functional testing and calibration.
7. Best practice applications: The spraying equipment is equipped with low drift nozzles and undergoes regular functional testing and calibration.
8. Bee care: In addition to offering insect hotels that help restore natural pollinator abundances, the farm maintains multiple beehives with remote monitoring to promote overall pollination.
8. Bee care: In addition to offering insect hotels that help restore natural pollinator abundances, the farm maintains multiple beehives with remote monitoring to promote overall pollination.
9. Biodiversity measures: Preservation of hedges and installation of flower strips contribute to wildlife habitat conservation and enhancement.
9. Biodiversity measures: Preservation of hedges and installation of flower strips contribute to wildlife habitat conservation and enhancement.
10. Water protection: A filling and rinsing station and a Phytobac® bioremediation system ensure optimal on-farm wastewater management. Regular analyses of field drainage water help protect water sources.
10. Water protection: A filling and rinsing station and a Phytobac® bioremediation system ensure optimal on-farm wastewater management. Regular analyses of field drainage water help protect water sources.
11. Safe use & storage: Personal protective equipment, safe storage of crop protection products, and the closed transfer system easyFlow protect the user and the environment.
11. Safe use & storage: Personal protective equipment, safe storage of crop protection products, and the closed transfer system easyFlow protect the user and the environment.
12. Partnerships: Bayer ForwardFarming unites the skills and expertise of different partners for continuous improvement.
12. Partnerships: Bayer ForwardFarming unites the skills and expertise of different partners for continuous improvement.
Reducing Carbon Emissions With Cutting-edge Technology
As part of the Carbon Farming program, GAEC de la Ruelle uses digital farming tools and smart farming practices to sustainably optimize overall performance on the farm. Jean-Michel Massue decided to grow a legume-mix that allows for an independent supply of protein feed for livestock. As an important aspect for maintaining soil fertility and reducing carbon emissions, he implemented an overall diverse crop rotation. The farm team also use a decision-making support tool to achieve the desired balance of quality for animal feed alongside economic and environmental performance. As healthy soil means better carbon management, Jean-Michel abandoned practices that deplete soil, such as plowing. Instead, the farmer implemented no-till and direct sowing to limit runoff, preserve soil structure, and increase organic matter. Precision sowers, GPS, and the FieldViewTM guide on-farm tasks allowing the young farmers to use fuel and farming inputs more efficiently.
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