Maintaining crop productivity with less inputs and environmental impact by optimising production
efficiency and utilising ecosystem services provided by better
soil health and on-farm
biodiversity. The challenge is to grow high quality food without damaging the environment and therefore long-term sustainability. However, management for low environmental impact can incur a yield penalty. Yield and financial margins therefore need to be included in environmental audits to inform incentive schemes and guide crop system design to minimise economic impact, particularly in the early stages of transition before long-term benefits of a healthy, resilient crop system can be achieved.
Integrated management. We aim to maintain crop yields by combining a suite of best practice options into a single cropping system for multiple benefits. The system design is iterative, based on annual evaluation of indicator data, and incorporating new technologies with traditional approaches to improve overall outcomes as required.
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CSC crop yields is linked here.
