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Summers Manufacturing Introduces Abrasion-Resistant Coating For Tillage Equipment Blades
2014-08-15 11:20:21| surfacefinishing News Articles
Summers Manufacturingnow offers Duracoat blade options for its Supercoulter, CoulterChisel and DT Series Diamond Disk tillage tools. The new blades feature an abrasion-resistant WEAR-TUFF® coating to extend service life as much as three- to five-times longer than standard blade options
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Sunflower Unveils New 48-foot Vertical Tillage Tool and Two Larger Split-Wing Disc Harrows
2014-08-13 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Duluth, Georgia (Aug. 13, 2014) — Sunflower®, the leading tillage line from AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), is expanding its tillage offering to include the new 6650-48 vertical tillage tool as part of the 6600 Series, along with two larger split-wing disc harrows for the 1436 Series. The 6650-48 provides farmers with a class-leading, true working width of 47 feet, 11 inches. read more
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How tillage increases compaction
2014-03-02 19:32:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Heavy equipment and poor soil structure from tillage is also a compaction culprit. Tillage, at one time a go-to solution for loosening compacted soils, also creates poor soil structure and hardpan soils. There is a downward spiral with tillage. The more you till the soil, the more you destroy its structure," says Jim Hoorman, Ohio State University. While deep ripping or vertical tillage offer a short-term solution, the long-term answer to soil compaction is to rebuild soil structure, says Hoorman. read more
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Sunflower 6631 Vertical Tillage System Adds Seven New Models
2014-01-30 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
DULUTH, Ga. (Jan. 30, 2014) — Sunflower®, the leading tillage line from AGCO (NYSE:AGCO), Your Agriculture Company, introduces seven new models to the 6631 Series vertical tillage system. The 6631 Series machines are true vertical tillage tools, delivering tough, consistent cutting power designed to help farmers efficiently manage heavy residue and prepare ideal seedbeds. read more
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Attend U of M Conservation Tillage Conference Feb. 18-19
2013-11-15 17:11:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Minnesota Learn great how-to information, expert advice and practical tips. The day-and-a-half-long conference will provide practical, how-to information on nearly every aspect of conservation tillage. Learn how conservation tillage can save soil, time, fuel and money. Besides saving valuable soil resources, conservation tillage has been proven to save $25-45 per acre in tillage costs. And thats not including your labor. read more
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