First test
of agriculture without soil
processing is done in 5 acres land of farmer Önder
BULUT in Bahçelievler distinct by Burdur
Provincial Directorate of Food Agriculture and
Livestock.
Burdur Parlimentarians
Bayram ÖZÇELİK and Reşat PETEK, Burdur Provincial Director of Food Agriculture and
Livestock Ş. Fırat ERKAL, Assistant Director Mehmet KURAY, Coordination and Agricultural Data Branch Manager Ömer CEBECİ, Rural Development and the Organization Branch Manager Sedat KURTLUK, Crop Production and Plant Health Branch Deputy Director Hasan ÜNVER, Agricultural Infrastructure and Land Evaluation Branch Manager Mehmet TUĞRUL, Burdur DSYB Manager Kamil ÖZCAN, President of Burdur
Chamber
of Agriculture İbrahim DEMİR, Burdur Agricultural Credit
Cooperative Director Yılmaz BAYDEMİR, farmers and
journalists joined the organisation.
Burdur
Provincial Director of Food Agriculture and
Livestock Ş. Fırat ERKAL said that:
“There has
been changings about soil procesing because of developing environmet consciousness,
economic production demands and necessity of energy saving. Protecting soil procesing especially
direct
seeding method has been spreading quickly according to those changings. By direct seeding method ; protecting organic
matter content of soil and population of beneficial insects, less
time need to prepare the fields reducing the dependence on weather conditions, savings from labor and fuel, reduction of erosion, minimization of soil compaction, more efficient use of water in dry farming on sloping land , improving the water retention capacity are aimed. Burakbey variety barley is used on land of farmer Önder
BULUT. It is developed by Ankara Central Field Crops Research Institute Directorate and first
demonstration is applied to Kocapınar village.
It has provided 630 kg yield per hectare without
irrigation. It has also robust handle, high capacity of tillering, well response
to water and nitrogen, simultaneous maturation, medium time of heading, non-breaking spike, easy
blending, high and
stable efficiency. We both have
new type and new stubble
planting machine
trials. We will be working on widespread use of the machine in following days and will offer it to producers. “
Burdur
Parlimentarian Bayram ÖZÇELİK emphasized the necessity of using modern techniques to increase efficiency and quality in agriculture and animal husbandry in his speech.
The stubble drilling machine
applied in the program and information were given the participants
by the technical staff.