Negretto Farm

This is a diversified arable site under minimum tillage for all crops, with residues retained, mixed organic/synthetic fertilisation, and sprinkler plus drip irrigation. Soil-health actions include manure incorporation, improved nutrient timing, stronger cover-crop use, improved rotation design and reduced disturbance. The crops are soybean (food/feed), maize (mainly feed), wheat (food/feed), processing tomato (food) and alfalfa (feed).

Cultivated land under a cloudy sky at Negretto Farm.

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

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

Farm activities

Soil cultivation practices  

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

Tractor spreading organic manure over a field.

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

Ripe red tomatoes growing on plants.
Tomato processing