Direct drilling cuts carbon footprint for Sainsbury's milling wheat grower

摘要

A Hertfordshire farmer has cut his costs and improved his soil structure by moving to a no-tillage system to supply top-quality breadmaking wheats for Sainsbury's in-store bakeries. One way to cut the carbon footprint of producing top-quality millingwheat is to sell off a big chunk of your diesel-devouring farm machinery. Andrew Bott took the plunge in September 2011, declaring annual cultivations out of date. He cleared his farmyard of expensive machinery and took up direct drilling.