Crop Calculus: This farmer’s mathematical approach to cropping
Description
Paul Tognetti is a farmer in Myee, near Grenfell. His farm consists mostly of wheat, canola, and faba cropping operations alongside a few sheep across a 26 hundred acre area.
In this episode, Paul talks to us about his farm, its size, and its makeup. He explains the operations in depth, from their continuous cropping system, preparation and benchmarking of soil, and herbicide rotations. Finally, Paul shares what he’s learned from paddock and cropping operations across his decades of experience.
This episode of the Seeds for Success podcast is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
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