CTF Worldwide

This page aims to identify all those areas in the world where CTF activities are being pursued, and particularly those in commercial use. As this page has only just been launched (2005), it will not yet be extensive in its coverage and that's where you the reader may be able to help. Are you aware of any CTF activities in your geographic region? If you are, just give us a name and contact details if they wish to be included on this page.

We are aware of the following activities in the listed countries:

Country Project/Activity
Netherlands CTF system for organic production of a range of vegetable crops.
USA Mitchell Farms at www.mitchellfarms.com.
Australia Australia has approximately 1 million hectares under controlled traffic. It’s not possible therefore to list all the farms involved, but numerous reports are available from the Grains Research and Development Corporation website at www.grdc.com.au and the Kondinin Group at www.kondinin.com.au.

Individual farms include: www.postlethwaite.com.au.

There are a number of experts offering consultancy advice in machinery configurations and layout planning, for example CTF Solutions (www.ctfsolutions.com.au). Or write to info@controlledtrafficfarming.com for more information.
UK Unilever R&D Colworth (see below and news page).
Denmark www.inger-marienlund.dk.

www.green-agro.dk

World Activities - Further Information

Netherlands

Now in its third year, the comparison between conventional and controlled traffic continues on two neighbouring farms growing organic vegetables. CTF increased the yield of spinach harvested mechanically in June 2005 by 15%, and field measurements of N2O (nitrous oxide) emissions showed a reduction in the range 20-50%. The farmers have also reported a reduction in weed pressures due to controlled traffic.

UK

An 8 ha field demonstration of CTF was set up in September 2004 with sponsorship from Unilever, John Deere, John Dale Zero Till, 4Ceasons and Michelin, with further support from Knight Farm Machinery and Farmade. A group of 14 farmers representing over 10,000 ha supports the project that is managed on a day-to-day basis by a steering group. The site on a Hanslope clay soil is in a five-year rotation of wheat, beans, oilseed rape and a spring crop. A module width of 6.67 m is used together with a 3 m track width on all the vehicles and a 20 m tramline for chemical applications.