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The farm practice of controlled traffic farming as a means of reducing compaction damage to soils is described and its benefits in terms of crop and soil responses are outlined. Particular benefits are in lowering greenhouse gas emissions both pre-farm gate and on-farm. A case study outlines how the benefits have been put into practice on a farm. Gantry tractors are introduced as a means of improving the efficiency of controlled traffic farming systems and their benefits and shortcomings are summarised. Particular emphasis is placed on their potential to increase the precision of farming operations.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Generic benefits of controlled traffic farming (CTF)
- 3 Means of achieving CTF on farms
- 4 Benefits and drawbacks of specific CTF systems
- 5 Factors at the interface between precision agriculture and CTF
- 6 Discussion
- 7 Future research trends
- 8 Where to look for further information
- 9 References