Verdonnet
The key points
- Location: Verdonnet, Côte d'Or
- SAU of the farm: 648 ha
- Project size: 3ha + 3ha sample
- Agricultural production: Organic field crops (Wheat, feverola, barley, etc.)
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We took our worst plot to see if we could increase its value, through rent of course, but especially by improving yields, I hope. The soil is very light, superficial. We're going to keep our regular rotations. We sowed wheat in October. We plan to follow with alfalfa, spring barley and lentils. We will even experiment with sunflowers, which are usually not suitable for this type of soil, to measure the effect of the canopy.
Jean-François Cortot, farm operator in Verdonnet
Les scores of our demonstrators
-75% number of stressful days throughout the cycle (Amance, 2022)
2/3 An equal or greater number of hours in optimal climate conditions under canopies for 2 of the 3 indicators taken into account (Amance, Verdonnet and Brouchy, 2024)
= No significant difference in yield on Soprana soybeans (Amance, 2022)
= The yield of the meadow mixture, in the hottest month (August) under the canopy, reached twice the yield of the control zone and was equivalent from June to October (Souleuvre en Bocage, 2024)
-2°C -1 to -2°C during hot and sunny days (for extreme air temperatures) (Amance, 2022 and 2024)
-1°C at 30 cm depth from the ground from June to mid-August (Amance 2024)
