Four years of no-till Four years of no-till, including a cereal rye cover crop the past two years Three years of no-till followed by a soil finisher run about 4" deep after the third year Three ...

Ten years ago, north-central Iowa farmer Dave Gerber did what few dare—he switched all of his 1,100 acres from conventional tillage to strip-till in just one season. He now spends 60% less on ...

Today, about one-third of U.S. farmers are no longer tilling their fields, and still more are practicing conservation tillage—using equipment that only disturbs the soil to a minimal degree.

Using data from the Hunters’ 2007 corn plot, yields for both the no-till and the chisel plow/soil finisher were the same at 193 bushels per acre. The grain generated $965 per acre. Fixed and ...

October 4, 2002 Soil compaction not always grounds for deep tillage WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Crop fields are taking the 2002 season hard, but it might not require a deep tillage operation to loosen them ...

CT stubble finisher Pulled by the largest tractor at the event — and perhaps the most powerful on the market – the Kverneland CT Stubble Finisher was hitched up to a 600hp MT 875B Challenger.

Tillage reduces stubble and trash cover, thus reduces snow trapping, and also accelerates soil erosion. Tillage also speeds decomposition and loss of organic matter, and increases salinization. It ...

THE LATEST cultivation equipment and advice can be found at the two Tillage events in Gloucestershire and North Yorkshire next week (Sept 8 & 13). The events will feature working demonstrations ...