A Swiss view to minimal cultivation

This year Switzerland played host to the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) annual congress, James Huyton visited a no-till farm in the heart of the Swiss flat lands that took an Australian insight to make positive change.

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Reto Minder, explains how 25 years of no-till have improved water infiltration rates of his soil and its resilience to adverse weather conditions.
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Reto Minder, explains how 25 years of no-till have improved water infiltration rates of his soil and its resilience to adverse weather conditions.

Switzerland is a country that conjures up visions of lakes, mountains and rolling pastures, but it may not be the first place that comes to mind for progressive arable farmers. But Swiss arable farmer...

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