Robert Peiretti
No-Tiller/Consultant, Argentina
CLASSROOM #14: Solving the Riddle of Cover Crops and Fertilizer Management
Simply just getting cover crops established on farms can be a challenge. But many no-tillers complain it’s even harder to quantify the effect covers are having on soil nutrients and make the right decision on adjusting fertilizer applications to ensure cash crops still have the nutrients they need.
Veteran no-tiller and farm consultant Roberto Peiretti of Argentina shares some valuable insights on measuring the nutrients and biomass cover crops contribute to the soil profile and what mistakes no-tillers should avoid making when deciding on possible reductions in fertilizer application. The founder of AAPRESID, the Argentinian no-till farmers association, also answers questions attendees have about no-till innovations and developments in other regions of the world.