| OBJECTIVES
OF THE MANITOBA ZERO TILLAGE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FARM IN
ESTABLISHING THE EXISTING CROP ROTATION SYSTEMS
Revised February 20th, 2004, Long-term Planning Commitee
1. Reduce energy use, including N fertilizer,
by 30%.
2. Reduce pesticide dependence by 50%.
3. Maintain or increase production.
4. Decrease our dependence on glyphosate
as the basis for successful zero-tillage.
5. Reduce the need for chemical control
of wild oats to 2 out of every 3 years.
6. Develop a system that works in all
years, regardless of moisture conditions.
7. Develop a system that is economically
sound and includes provisions for livestock.
8. Just as we moved from the mechanical
to the chemical age, now move to the cultural age, using
the best of the knowledge we have learned from the past.
FARM
PROTOCOL
OBJECTIVES
OF CROP ROTATION
CROP
ROTATIONS |