Combination of Weed Management Levers in a Diverse Forage Rotation

From Triple Performance
Photo credit: David Bouillé


Agnès and Sébastien, dairy producers as a couple near Rennes, decided to evolve the forage system of their farm in order to bounce back from the crisis and meet their new expectations. Significant changes have been made in short rotations that are not very robust against pests.


The control of weeds in the cropping system combines preventively the introduction of a multi-year cleaning crop and seed depletion by occasional ploughing of wheat. In crops, this combines hoeing on maize and chemical interventions.


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Annexes

Leviers évoqués dans ce système