{"id":39278,"date":"2021-07-19T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/soil-management-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:04:31","slug":"soil-management-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/en\/sustainability\/soil-management-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center\">SOIL MANAGEMENT<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">At Fontestad we are committed to sustainable farming practices that protect and enrich the soil.<br \/>\nWe maintain living vegetation cover, avoid tillage and herbicides, and apply ozone through irrigation systems to reduce fertiliser use and disinfect the soil.<br \/>\nThis way, not only do our citrus trees grow - the ecosystem around them thrives as well.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Soil management plan at Fontestad<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module ftd-img-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/en\/sustainability\/soil-management-plan\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gestion-suelo-2.webp\" width=\"600\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gestion-suelo-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/fontestad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gestion-suelo-2-480x614.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-42126\" alt=\"Tratamiento de aguas residuales\" title=\"Nunca hemos perdido el foco\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>O<sub>3<\/sub> Injection<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We apply ozone with irrigation water to eliminate harmful microorganisms (nematodes, fungi, bacteria, and viruses) through oxidation, ensuring the healthy development of our crops. This practice also allows us to reduce the use of fertilizers and insecticides. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: right;\">Vegetation cover<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_right\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>To prevent soil erosion and promote biodiversity, we encourage the growth of ground cover and implement no-tillage practices in our plots. These practices protect the soil's structure and fertility, comply with European regulations against desertification, and contribute to more sustainable land management. <\/p>\n<p>Ground cover is a key ally of the agricultural ecosystem: it provides food and shelter for beneficial organisms, fostering stable populations of natural enemies of pests. Thanks to this, the need for chemical treatments is reduced, and more environmentally friendly biological control is promoted. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, this ground cover reduces the runoff of fertilizers and phytosanitary products into rivers and reservoirs, and increases biodiversity by providing protection and food for birds and mammals.<\/p>\n<p>Its presence also helps prevent forest fires, promotes harmony between agricultural activity and the landscape, and contributes to a more balanced and sustainable development of the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module ftd-img-border\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Inyeccion-de-O3.webp\" width=\"600\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Inyeccion-de-O3.webp 600w, https:\/\/fontestad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Inyeccion-de-O3-480x614.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-41784\" alt=\"cesta naranjas\" title=\"gesti\u00f3n de envases\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\"><div data-loop-id=\"loop-pkk24609p7\" data-loop-index=\"0\" data-post-id=\"39320\" data-term-id=\"0\" data-user-id=\"0\" class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\" data-loop-item=\"0\" data-loop-key=\"loop-pkk24609p7\" data-loop-source=\"loop-pkk24609p7\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Atmospheric Emissions Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/en\/sustainability\/emissions-management-plan\/\">SEE MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div data-loop-id=\"loop-pkk24609p7\" data-loop-index=\"1\" data-post-id=\"39311\" data-term-id=\"0\" data-user-id=\"0\" class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\" data-loop-item=\"1\" data-loop-key=\"loop-pkk24609p7\" data-loop-source=\"loop-pkk24609p7\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Energy Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/fontestad.com\/en\/sustainability\/energy-management-plan\/\">SEE MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We work with living ground cover, without tillage and without herbicides. 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