Germany: Lower Saxony's good soil supports grain harvest in a dry year
Germany
Published Aug 30, 2022
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"The picture that we farmers had in mind in the fields, depending on the region, was partly surprising or confirmed: good soil still achieved good to very good yields in this year's grain harvest despite less precipitation and due to good professional practice. In the sandy and light soils, on the other hand, the yields collapsed due to the sometimes extreme drought,” reports Karl-Friedrich Meyer, chairman of the Plant Committee in Lower Saxony.
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If there is no water, it will be difficult for farmers in Lower Saxony, even on fertile soil. “That is why the use of crop protection products is so important so that farmers can harvest enough grain from the field for food production. If the absolute ban on pesticides comes in protected areas, for the district of Hameln-Pyrmont, for example, that means only half the yields on 60% of the arable land, i.e. less food from 60% of the arable land, and that will make it correspondingly more expensive," says Meyer die far-reaching consequences of the plans of EU Environment Commissioner Timmermanns for future grain harvests. Harvest report confirms favorable situation The harvest report of the German Farmers' Association (DBV) shows how important Lower Saxony's agriculture is for the grain harvest. While the yield for winter barley averaged 77 dt/ha nationwide, farmers in Lower Saxony were able to harvest 86 dt/ha from the fields. Only Schleswig-Holstein was higher here with 90 dt/ha. ...
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