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Salford Group Rolls Out New Air Carts and Tillage Models
2015-07-20 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
July 2, 2015 (Salford, ON) – Salford Group continues to raise the bar in the seeding and tillage equipment sectors with the introduction of several new products this summer. The global agriculture equipment manufacturer has rolled out a giant air cart, the AC4000L dry/liquid hybrid quad tank, and two new additions to its Independent Series line of tillage equipment, the vertical tillage I-2200 and a hybrid tillage specialist, the I-4200. read more
Great Plains releases new vertical tillage resource for farmers
2015-06-23 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
SALINA, KS – In an effort to educate growers on true vertical tillage, Great Plains recently launched VerticalTillage.com, an all-new web resource devoted to helping farmers understand this conservation tillage practice. Visitors will learn the benefits of vertical tillage, including deeper root growth, improved plant heath, and increased yields, as well as how to assess soil health, identify true vertical tillage machines, and implement a true vertical tillage system. read more
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Do retired farmers sway tillage decisions?
2015-03-13 22:04:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Is it too unreasonable to consider even just one field of strip-till or no-till, if you save roughly $15 per acre, and each 1% of soil organic matter helps soil hold 20,000 gallons more water per acre? Tell me what influences your decisions; Id like to hear from you. Bottom Line read more
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5 tillage myths
2015-02-17 21:03:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
We challenge your thinking on no-till, strip-till, vertical, chisel and neighbors Are your tillage practices justified by real crop responses? Individual farmer decisions about tillage system choice are often more motivated by traditions, prior experiences and what the neighbors are doing than by reliable research, says Tony Vyn, Purdue University Extension agronomist and cropping systems specialist. read more
Think Different: Tillage traditions die hard
2014-11-20 18:24:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Oh, the aroma of fresh-tilled soil. You know what Im talking about that amazing and wonderful odor given off as steel slices and turns dark that golden carpet of crop residue. That wonderful scent soured given what I saw on a Minnesota field this fall. Dark fields with little to no corn residue. read more
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