Implement soil winter cover crop between main crops
Implementation
Short term
Sustainability components
- GHG emissions
- Air quality
- Soil
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Animal welfare
- Economic
- Social
- Technical feasibility
Climate risk region
Southern
Weather event addressed
Farming system
CEREAL CROPS
All arable crops
Description of the measure
Cover crops to avoid bare soil during winter (depending on rotations, vetch, oat, chicks)
Comments on sustainability
Catch crops minimize erosion, nitrate leaching and evapotranspiration. They promote the production of humus, improve soil water and soil biodiversity