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
Southern

Weather event addressed

Floods / Heavy rainfall
Winter

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