How Dane cut pesticide use and boosted soil health

摘要

A Danish farmer plans to scale back artificial fertiliser and glyphosate without yield losses. Emma Gillbard finds out how,Ninth-generation farmer Niels Hansen aims to produce as much output from as little input as possible. Thanks to the adoption ofa conservation agriculture system, he is now successfully achieving this on his 300ha arable farm on the Danish island of Zealand, an hour's drive from Copenhagen.