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The slurry plough project: Slurry under furrows

hen it comes to cultivation, the techniques of strip-till and ploughing are polar opposites, with the former just targeting the strip of ground that's to be planted, while opting for furrows means that the whole field is worked.

It has already been proven that using a strip-till machine to place slurry below seeding depth is beneficial for the following crop, which is why this relatively new approach is becoming more popular in some regions of Germany. Nitrogen emissions, in the form of ammonia, are reduced to lower levels, whereas the ammonium-rich diet of the

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