Recent years have seen a renewed interest in soil health in a bid to raise yields. Most farmers will agree that repeatedly driving on fields with heavy machinery causes damage, especially when it’s ...

A five-year-long study into controlled traffic farming has delved into some of the advantages and misconceptions of the system. See what the results found. In a five-year-long research project by ...

The five-year trial, funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation, is being conducted on Ross Watson’s farm at Bulga, northwest of Swan Hill. Mr Ross has been using controlled traffic ...