Controlled traffic system
Implementation
Mid term
Sustainability components
GHG emissions
Air quality- Soil
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Animal welfare
Economic- Social
Technical feasibility
Climate risk region
Continental
Weather event addressed
Farming system
CEREAL CROPS
All crops
Description of the measure
GPS-guided tractors always pass over the same lines in the field, leaving high soil porosity in the space in between.
Comments on sustainability
Positive effect on GHG-Emissions less diesel has to be used. Positive effect on soil and biodiversity, as soil compaction is reduced and earthworms and other soil life is not disturbed except in the driving lines. If the system has to be bought, economic investment at the beginning is high. In the long term this is paid off through higher yields as root growth is favored and the soil water storing capacity is increased.