Controlled traffic farming in practice

Authors

Bindi Isbister, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
Wayne Parker, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
Glenn Macdonald, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow

Publication Date

27-2-2017

Series Number

DAW00243

Publisher

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Abstract

• Controlled traffic farming (CTF) is not a one size fits all approach as growers develop systems to best suit their business.
• CTF is more than just compaction control and it opens the door for many other agronomic opportunities including inter-row or on-row sowing, chaff lining, better trafficability in wet conditions, easier driving and more accurate input placement.
• Adopting CTF in line with your machinery replacement strategy is a good approach: start by developing a plan then select machinery according to your plan.

Keywords

Controlled traffic farming, CTF, agronomy, crops, farm systems

Disciplines

Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences

Recommended Citation

Isbister, B, Parker, W, and Macdonald, G. (2017), Controlled traffic farming in practice. Grains Research and Development Corporation, Perth. Report DAW00243.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fc_researchrpts/44

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