Migliorati farm

This arable site combines slurry/solid manure inputs, residue incorporation and reduced disturbance, with planned strengthening through cover crops and manure incorporation strategies. It is useful as a representative intensive plain system under transition. The crops listed for the farm are soybean (food/feed), maize (mainly feed) and wheat (food/feed).

Harvested field and farm track at Migliorati farm.

Carbon farming practices implemented

11 -  Manure incorporation into soil

15 - Cover cropping introduction or improvement

21 - Reduced soil disturbance (ranging from reduce/ minimum tillage to no-till in cropland)

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Farm activities

Soil cultivation practices  

Tractor pulling a seed drill across a cultivated field.
Minimun tillage

Crops:  

Maize cobs with husks opened on standing plants.
Maize

Poplar trees growing in rows.
Cover crop

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