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Darryl and Brett Fleischfresser have been using controlled traffic on their Inverlaw farm for years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 15, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Controlled Traffic Farming – a system that uses satellites to improve soil health and minimise compaction – has become very popular in the South Burnett over the past 15 years or so.<\/p>\n

Farmers use GPS-navigation equipment mounted on their farm machinery to control within centimetres their wheel tracks across the paddocks.<\/p>\n

Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF),\u00a0 also known as “tram-tracking”, is often combined with zero tillage to improve soil structure and infiltration of water.<\/p>\n

By always using the same wheel ruts, and having their equipment set up to the same wheel width, farmers can better maintain the soil used for cropping.<\/p>\n

The first international conference focussed on Controlled Traffic Farming is being held in Toowoomba from February 25-27.<\/p>\n

The conference, dubbed “CTF 2013”, has been organised by the Australian Controlled Traffic Farming Association (ACTFA).<\/p>\n

It will present the expertise and experience of farmers, engineers and scientists from grain, cane, cotton, vegetable and fodder industries across the world.<\/p>\n

The three themes to be explored are:<\/strong><\/p>\n