In simple terms, Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal field agronomist, says a true vertical tillage system involves understanding the soil profile, addressing compaction issues, ensuring each pass achieves ...

So, how do you make sure you prep fields the right way? It’s critical you protect the soil while also creating a suitable environment for seeds next year — tillage is one method to tackle ...

A University of Minnesota tillage study from 2008 to 2011 on poorly drained loam and clay loam soils at four sites (two located at research centers and two located in full-scale farm fields) in ...

Typically, moldboard plowing is conducted in the fall, requiring farmers to make one or two secondary tillage passes with a field cultivator or tandem disk before planting. This smooths the soil and ...

First, each piece of machinery must perform reliably under a variety of field conditions or it is a poor investment regardless of its cost. Tillage implements should ... AgDM Information File A3-29 ...

“When you are creating a seedbed with a field cultivator ... operators to help with farm jobs, Lursen said, the seedbed sensing provides simple feedback on the display in the tractor cab.

The field capacity of a farm machine is the rate at which it performs its primary ... Not all implements are shown, particularly the wide range of combination tillage tools (strip till, vertical till, ...

Tri-Star Farm Services (www.tristarfarms.com)organized a field day near Lipton, Sask., in late July. Three different brands of vertical and minimum tillage tools along with factory reps were on hand. ...

The owner of the Farm King and Versatile farm equipment brands has added tillage equipment to both product lines ... and to help prevent damage from rocks and “other obstacles” in the field, Buhler ...

Salford Group is proud to announce that two of their products released in 2024, the AB640 Air Boom Applicator and the ...