Umlimi waseManitoba, owazama ukutshala ngqo kanye nokulima okuncane ensimini yamazambane, wavuna isivuno ngokwezibalo ezihambisana nezinsimu zakhe ezazitshalwe ngokujwayelekile.
Isilingo sokuzama ukusebenzisa imbewu eqondile ngokulima okuncane Ukutshalwa kwamazambane kuthathwa njengempumelelo ngemuva kokuthi isivuno esivuniwe silinganisiwe ngezibalo nenye ingxenye yensimu ngokuqhathanisa eceleni.
"Ngangijabule kakhulu ukuthi icala lihambe kanjani, sathola isivuno esihle," kusho uChad Berry enkulumweni yocingo. "Sibe nesivuno esincane kancane kunolunye uhlangothi, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi lokho sikusho ngenxa yokoma kwentwasahlobo lapho singatholanga khona umswakama embewini."
Ngehlobo eledlule uBerry wazama ukutshala imbewu ngqo esebenzisa umhlabathi omncane kakhulu okwesibili kwelinye lamasimu akhe amazambane. Ngonyaka owedlule ubekhuphule imishini yakhe yokuhlwanyela ibe ngumshini wokutshala we-SPUDNIK 8080 onabakhi bezintaba abekwe ngemuva, okwamvumela ukuthi atshale amazambane esebenzisa umhlabathi omncane. Ukuwa okumanzi nokubandayo kwamphoqa ukuthi ashiye insimu ngaphambi kokuvuna.
Ekwindla kwe-2019, waklebhula insimu ye-canola nge-eco-till sub-soiler enezinhlamvu eziyi-1 ¼ intshi ekujuleni kwamasentimitha ayi-15. Kuthe entwasahlobo ka-2020, wahlwanyela amahektare angama-70 wensimu ngembewu eqondile, umanyolo wasakazwa phezulu bese umtshali wagijimela kuwo ngqo. Enye insimu yatshalwa ngokwesiko ukuze kuvunyelwe ukuqhathanisa.
Usebenze neprosesa yakhe i-JR Simplot Company kanye neVikram Bisht neManitoba Agriculture ukuqapha insimu kuyo yonke inkathi yokukhula. NgoJuni, uSimplot wabamba usuku lwensimu epulazini likaBerry, e-Under the Hill Farms ngaseCypress River, eMan., Abanye abalimi balo ukuthi bafunde kabanzi ngokuhlolwa kukaBerry.
Ngesikhathi sosuku lwensimu, insimu yamazambane ibibukeka ithembisa. Umehluko kuphela phakathi kwezinhlangothi zombili zensimu obekuqashelwe kuze kube manje ukuthi uhlangothi olutshalwe ngokujwayelekile luvele ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kohlangothi oluncane lokulima.
"Ngasekupheleni, sithole ukuthi bekungekho mehluko ekukhuleni kwezitshalo nasekukhiqizeni, isivuno kuzo zombili besifana ngokwezibalo," kusho uBisht enkulumweni yocingo. "Yize ngokwesiko kuvezwe kancane ngokwamanani, ngokwezibalo bekungekho ngaphezu kwalokhu kulima okuqondile."
Ngokuqhubeka kwenkathi yokukhula uBisht noSimplot babheka insimu, behlola ukuhlangana kwenhlabathi phakathi kwezinhlangothi zayo ezimbili nokukala ubukhulu bamagquma. Izinzwa emagqumeni zibuye zarekhoda izinga lokushisa kwenhlabathi kanye nokuhlolwa kwenhlabathi okuqashwe amazinga omswakama.
Ngesikhathi sokuvuna, uBisht noScott Graham, umphathi wezokuthuthukiswa kokulima okuluhlaza neJR Simplot Company, babeke itiyela elingamamitha amahlanu ezigxotsheni ezisensimini. Lapho umshayeli womoya edlula ngaphansi kokuvuna imigqa eyisithupha, babe sebeqoqa amazambane ngaphakathi kwendawo engamamitha amahlanu. Lokhu bakwenze ezindaweni ezine kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zokulima ezivamile nensimu.
UGraham wenze ukuhlolwa kwekhwalithi ngamazambane avela ensimini, lapho ahlole khona ubukhulu besayizi, amandla adonsela phansi nezinye izinto ezimbalwa. UBisht wenza ukuhlolwa kwamazambane isifo sofuba. Kutholakale ukuthi ngokwezibalo, amazambane avela ezinhlangothini zombili zensimu abehlukile kakhulu.
"Asibonanga mahluko ngokuphawulekayo, futhi akukho mehluko ngobukhulu bephrofayili, akukho mehluko namandla adonsela phansi futhi akukho mehluko phakathi kwenhliziyo engenalutho nokushiswa yilanga," kusho uGraham.
Ngokusebenzisa ukuhlwanyela okuqondile kanye nokulima okuncane uBerry wathola ukuguguleka kwenhlabathi kuncishisiwe ensimini, wabuye wonga imali ngophethiloli nomthwalo womsebenzi ngokwenza amapasi amancane ensimini. Uhlela ukukhulisa ukuqulwa kwecala ngonyaka ozayo futhi enze amasimu amabili uhhafu esikhundleni sowodwa. UBisht noGraham bahlela ukuqhubeka nokutadisha umsebenzi wakhe.
“Ukutshala amazambane ngqo emgqonyeni wezitshalo kungaba niche, yilokhu engingakuqonda kusuka onyakeni owodwa nje wokufunda. Siyethemba ukuthi sizowuphinda futhi lo nyaka ozayo futhi sibe namaphoyinti amaningi emininingwane yokuguquguquka noma imingcele yokufunda ukuze sibone ukuthi singakwazi yini ukuhlanganisa lolu cwaningo, ngakho-ke lwenza imibono yabalimi abahlukene, ”kusho uBisht.