Crop farming
Orkhontuul soum, Selenge Province, 200km
In the last 11 years Khukh Rashaan Farming has been changing the way that it produces crops. In the past all the crops were established in the more conventional way by using ploughs and cultivators to work the soil and bury weeds. This would produce a seedbed into which the seeds could be planted. Fertilser and various plant protection materials would then be applied to the crop to stop pests and diseases and produce a crop to be harvested.
We now use a system called 'Regenerative Farming.'
The basics of this type of farming are minimising soil movement, keeping a living root in the soil as long as possible, using less fertilisers and chemicals and having diverse plant species as much as possible.
Regenarative farming
A healthy soil gives a healthy plant which makes healthy food to make healthy people.
This begins with the use of a 'No-Till' drill which has a disc to cut a slot in the soil and place the seed at the bottom of the slot and then close the slot with a rubber press wheel. This means that the majority of the field is undisturbed and allows worms and roots to cultivate the soil for us.
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The biology in the soil also helps the roots of the plants to forage for nutrients. With the right fungi (mycorrhizal) in the soil, a plant can increase its foraging ability by up to 800%.
Healthy plants are more efficient at using sunlight for photosynthesis to transport carbon into the soil as food for the plant and soil life.
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When the crops are growing we do not use insecticides and rely on beneficial insects to control pests. These beneficial insects, beetles ladybirds etc, are being encouraged by having pollen and nectar species environmental strips around the fields which gives them a habitat to live in.
Irrigation
We have installed irrigation system on 100 hectare area in 2019. Water-hungry crops are bound to thrive when they access a constant water supply source. If you fail to provide it, your crops are destined to die.
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Farm irrigation systems are a water distribution method that ensures adequate water supply to the plant roots. It’s technically designed to reduce manual labor-intensive and save water.
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So, unlike in the old days, we no longer have to wait for rain until they can properly water their landscape. With the use of sustainable agricultural irrigation systems, the process has become more accessible.
We are aiming to increase area irrigated incoming years.
Flour we make
Spelt is one of the earliest ancient, domesticated grains. Unlike modern wheat, spelt has not been cross bred, hybridized or chemically altered since 5000BC. It remains as simple and hardy as when it was first grown.
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At Wheatsheaf farming, we grow the spelt and de-hull it in-house. An independent, family run at our mill then mills it into our white/light and wholegrain spelt flours.
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It is then packed into our branded packaging and sent back to the farm.
The flour has a distinctive nutty, sweet flavour and aroma. Both the wholemeal and light spelt flour are
multi-purpose flours. It has enough protein to produce a good rise in bread and it is also suitable
for a wide range of cakes, biscuits and pastry.
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Our spelt flour comes in 1.5kg bags and 16kg for the very enthusiastic homebaker or businesses.
