Planting date adjustments in order to increase yields

Implementation

Short term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Northern
Northern

Weather event addressed

Very high temperatures / Heat wave
Spring
Intense frost / Late frost
Spring

Farming system

CEREAL CROPS
All crops

Description of the measure

Early sowing of varieties with greater thermal time requirements so as to maximize production benefits

Comments on sustainability

Reduce the period with no soil cover, increase production benefits, better use of early season soil moisture