Grandi Farm
This site represents a long-term no-till arable system in the western Po Valley. Soil-health practices include no tillage, residue retention, cover crops between wheat and maize, and the planned strengthening of rotations through multi-species cover crops, together with improved nutrient management and organic matter inputs. Main crops are alfalfa (feed), wheat (mainly food, but potentially dual-use) and maize (mainly feed), with cover crops used as service crops.
Carbon farming practices implemented
11 - Manure incorporation into soil
13 - Improving timing and application of nutrients
15 - Cover cropping introduction or improvement
16 - Improved crop rotations
21 - Reduced soil disturbance (ranging from reduce/ minimum tillage to no-till in cropland)
Soil and biomass sampling
Farm activities
Soil cultivation practices
Crops:
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