Longhi Farm

This site represents a no-till arable system with residue retention and an already active use of cover crops. Soil-health management is centred on maximizing cover crop cycles, improving crop sequence design and maintaining no-till. The crops include peas (food/feed), wheat (food/feed), maize (mainly feed) and soybean (food/feed).

Aerial view of crop strips at Longhi Farm.

Carbon farming practices implemented

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

Soil sampling map for Longhi Farm, showing field boundaries and colour-coded soil zones.

Farm activities

Soil cultivation practices  

Agricultural machinery working in a harvested field.
No- tillage

Tractor spreading organic manure over a field.
Carbon input from compost and cover crop

Crops:  

Maize cobs with husks opened on standing plants.
Maize

Hand holding ripe wheat ears.
Wheat

Poplar trees growing in rows.
Cover crop

Soybean plants with mature pods in a field.
Soybean

Soybean plants with hanging pods.
Pea