On a farm in the Dnipropetrovsk region, with the transition to deep loosening, the yield of sunflower and corn has increased.

LLC "MTS Chernechchyna" (Dnipropetrovsk region) has been working without plowing for several years: deep loosening has become the main soil cultivation technology for the farm, reports the press service of the company BEDNAR. The head of the enterprise, Ihor Vedmid, told how the technology has changed, what results deep loosening gives, why the choice fell on BEDNAR units, and why investments in equipment and service pay off even under conditions of drought and high fertilizer prices. He notes that they completely abandoned plowing and switched to deep loosening in 2020. He says that this is not an impulsive decision: behind it are climate observations, economic calculations, and pragmatism. Abnormal heat, reduced rainfall, and loss of moisture reserves made classical plowing less effective for their fields. Therefore, the main goal now is to preserve moisture and form a working soil horizon in which the roots of cultivated plants can find resources for start and growth. After ...