Direct drilling on potato land

After having harvested the potatoes we have used a new direct drill combination to establish the following crop. Behind our John Deere 8420T crawler is a Kongskilde Paragrubber. This machine loosens the soil to a depth of about 30 centimetres. The power harrow then leaves a nice and fluffy seedbed which creates a lot of storage capacity for water. We are drilling either lucerne or grass/clover on the potato land.

At the other picture you can see our Nicola potatoes, taken on July 5th. The left pile has been irrigated twice. The right heap had no irrigation at all. This shows that during dry years, such as this one, irrigating is worthwhile for us. The difference in tuber size and shape is enormous.