Abalimi baseCanada bazama izindlela zokunciphisa ukulima emapulazini abo.
Kusukela ogwini kuya kolunye, eCanada abatshali bamazambane bazama ukunciphisa ukulima ukuze basize inhlabathi yabo futhi behlise nezindleko zokusebenza emapulazini abo. Ukunciphisa ukulima epulazini lamazambane akuyona into elula ukwenziwa njengoba ngokwesiko ukukhulisa amazambane kube wumsebenzi osindayo wokulima onemifantu eminingi yezinsimu ezidingekayo unyaka wonke. Abalimi abane yize bathole izindlela zokunciphisa ukulima kwabo futhi bakhulume ngakho ngesikhathi sesigungu seCanada Spud Congress ngoFebhuwari 25. Nakhu ukubuka konke ngomsebenzi wabo.
UMat Ramsay, Oyster Cove Farms Ltd. eKensington, PEI
Emapulazini e-Oyster Cove, UMat Ramsay futhi umndeni wakhe ubulokhu wenza ukulima kwezinsalela cishe iminyaka eyi-15. Basebenzisa igeja le-chisel elinamandla athile okuqedela. Inqubo yabo ejwayelekile ukubulala isitshalo sonyaka owedlule sokwehla kusetshenziswa i-glyphosate. Umxube wekhava uzobe usatshalaliswa ngegeja le-chisel elidlula ensimini ngemuva. Uma benesikhathi, kuzokwehliswa ukuwa, okusho ukuthi bangangena ngqo ne-planter ne-hiller entwasahlobo. Uma ukuwa kokuwa kungenziwanga, benza okunye ukudlula ngegeja le-chisel entwasahlobo ngaphambi kokutshala.
“Unyaka nonyaka besilokhu sicindezela yonke into ibanga elijana ukuya kude. Futhi kubonakala sengathi empeleni, kukonke, asidingi kulima okuningi ezimweni eziningi. Ngicabanga ukuthi sibona inzuzo ngalokho emnothweni womswakama waleyo sizini, ”kusho uRamsay.
I-Oyster Cove Farms inenqwaba yezinhlobo zezinkambu ngokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo okude okwenzeka ngokushintshaniswa kwezinsimu nabalimi bemfuyo endaweni. Emasimini lapho kunezilimo zonyaka kuphela ezitshaliwe, hhayi ifolishi, kwesinye isikhathi bangenza ukudlula okukodwa bese betshala kuwo.
UHomer Vander Zaag, HJ Vander Zaag Farms Ltd. e-Alliston, Ont.
IHJ Vander Zaag Farms Ltd. isebenza ngokushintshana kweminyaka emibili. Ngemuva kokuhlanganisa ngo-Agasti bazokwenza ukudlula ensimini ne-disk riper. Konke bese kugoqeka ngeyunithi eyakhiwe eyimigqa eyi-10 yangokwezifiso, ukufakwa kwesilinganiso okuguquguqukayo, ukuboshwa kwepotash nokusakazwa kwesitshalo sekhava rye, nokulima okujulile kwendawo, konke kwenzeka kulezi zidlula. Insimu bese ifuthwa nge-glyphosate ekupheleni kuka-Okthoba. Entwasahlobo, iyunithi eyakhelwe ngokwezifiso isetshenziselwa ukuvala kabusha, kusakazwa isilinganiso se-urea, i-phosphate nama-micros kuboshwe amabhande, bese kufuthwa i-calcium nokumbili, konke kudlule. Amazambane abuye atshalwe ensimini lapho i-planter i-hilling ngasikhathi sinye.
UChad Berry, Ngaphansi kwamaHill Farms eCypress River, eMan.
Epulazini likaChad Berry badabula amasimu ngokuwa nge-eco-30-intshi eco elandelwa, kulandele i-phosphate ne-potash okusakazwa enkundleni. Entwasahlobo enhlabathini elula, basebenzisa umlimi ensimini, emhlabathini osindayo bazosebenzisa i-tiller ejulile enezikhala ezingamasentimitha ayisishiyagalombili kanye nesipikha esingamasentimitha amabili ukukhulula umhlabathi bese kwesinye isikhathi badlule insimu ngamandla harrow. Abatshali bese bephuma baya emasimini kanye ne-band phosphate ngesikhathi sokuhamba.
“Sihlanganisa insimu ngayinye. Izwe lethu liyashintsha lisuke enhlabathini ecishe ibe wubumba laphaya liye esihlabathini sangempela. Ngakho-ke, kufanele sibe nemikhuba eyehlukene kulo lonke ipulazi, ”kuchaza uBerry.
Kwamanye amasimu, bazohlela isitshalo sonyaka wokuqala kuwo ngesikhathi sokuwa, njengotshani, bese beyibulala bese beklebhula insimu ngaphambi kokuba umhlaba umiswe. Ngaphansi kweHill Farms kukhona okunye okwenzayo Ukutshala amazambane okukodwa kube yizinhlanga zezitshalo.
IMichel Camps, CP Farms Ltd. eBarnwell, Alta.
At CP Amapulazi Ltd. batshala amazambane emasimini ayenezitshalo eziyizinsalela eziphansi kuwo ngonyaka owandulele. Basebenzisa ama-dammer dikers, ajwayelekile kakhulu e-United States, ukulima amasimu ekwindla. Entwasahlobo kusetshenziswa i-hiller yamandla ukuqhekeza amagabade nezigaxa ezisenhlabathini. Umtshali ubese edabula insimu, ine-hiller yamandla ngaphambili bese umanyolo oketshezi ukhishwa ngomshini wokutshala futhi.
“Izinzuzo ezinkulu ze-plant-in-one ukuthi asilahlekelwa yinoma yimuphi umswakama egqumeni eliphakathi kokugaya ugesi, ukutshala kanye nocezu lwembewu yamazambane, ngoba i-hiller iku-planter, ihlale iphakathi nendawo,” kusho uMichel Camps kuchaza.