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Crops

Back to tillage after wet years

With extra rain, tillage is back in style in some areas. First, evaluate the 
risks of erosion and salinity. Then, consider dealing with compaction

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Soggy springs and summers have made tillage fashionable again in some parts of the Prairies. Some see tillage as a means of drying saturated soils. Others hope to relieve compacted soils through some sort of vertical tillage. But is tillage an effective solution to these problems? And do the potential benefits outweigh the risks? Tilling […] Read more
An 18-degree gang angle and shallow disc concavity helps provide a more aggressive field finish along with good soil and residue mixing
Machinery

Sunflower vertical tillage tools set to go high-tech

AGCO calls its 6631 Series vertical tillage tools “second generation of the second generation”

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Vertical tillage implements have undergone an evolution, according to Larry Kuster, AGCO’s Sunflower brand marketing manager. They’ve changed to better deal with tough trash problems but still keep that ability to lift and mix soil and trash. Standing beside a Sunflower 6631 vertical tillage implement and talking to a group of farm journalists in a field outside […] Read more
Crops, Features

Manage residue to enhance no-till

Using vertical tillage tools with a no-till system can warm up the soil 
and unlock fertility in lower levels, increasing yield potential

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No-till seeding has become a tried and true system of planting crops over a wide area of Canada and the U.S. No-till systems have evolved tremendously over the past 20 to 25 years and that evolution continues today. The next challenge will be to push beyond a yield plateau that many no-tillers have experienced in […] Read more

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