Extension Ag Machine Systems Specialist Vertical Tillage John Nowatzki Extension Ag Machine Systems Specialist
Vertical Tillage in Crop Production What is Vertical Tillage Vertical Tillage Equipment Research Results Applications in North Dakota Your Experiences
What is Vertical Tillage Vertical Tillage – 1” to 3” Deep Straight or Fluted Coulters, Harrow, Rolling Baskets Operation Speed 8-12 mph Shatters and Loosens Soil Less Soil Smearing Discs Cut Crop Residue Residue Left on Soil Surface University of MN Extension: Fall tillage management in wet soil conditions. http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/M1278.html
Case IH True-Tandem™ 330 Turbo 15’-40’
Case IH True-Tandem™ 330 Turbo
Great Plains Ultra-Till 16’-25’
Great Plains Turbo-Max 16’-25’
Great Plains Turbo-Max Landoll http://www.landoll.com/ag/7430/ Landoll Corporation 1900 North Street Marysville, KS 66508 23’-33’
Salford Residue Tillage Specialist http://www.salfordmachine.com/index.php?type=Product&navigationid=14 18’-50’
Sunflower 6630 Vertical Tillage http://www.salfordmachine.com/index.php?type=Product&navigationid=14 18’-50’
Wil-Rich Wil-Rich http://www.wil-rich.com/Home.aspx 18’-50’
John Deere 2623 Vertical Tillage 26’-40’
John Deere 2510S Strip Till Big Iron 2009 26’-40’
Modify Chisel Plow into Vertical Tiller Blu-Jet http://www.blu-jet.com/ Summers Wil-Rich Yetter Yetter http://www.yetterco.com/index.php
Research Results Research Primarily “Demonstration” Earlier Planting Opportunities No Yield Effects
Applications in North Dakota Corn Reside Management Fall Spring to Facilitate Planting Drying Tilled Soil in Spring before Planting Drying “no tilled” Soil in Spring before Planting Strip Till for Row Crops (add fertilizer) Others?
Your Experiences
Summary Residue Management - Fall or Spring Promote Soil Drying before Planting Strip Till
Questions - Comments John.Nowatzki@ndsu.edu Office 701-231-8213 Cell 701-261-9842 John.Nowatzki@ndsu.edu http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmachinery