Tillage

5 new field cultivators you'll see on dealer lots this spring

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:11:00 +0000

Field cultivators, the standard go-to tool for seedbed preparation work, are among this year’s hottest equipment upgrades. Farmers are looking for new models that can both take out early weeds and clear away excess crop residue to make a clean and level seedbed for spring planting.

Strip-till systems can provide key benefits for corn (Plus: strip-till tips)

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:57:00 +0000

Source: DuPont Pioneer

Evidence has shown that strip-till systems combine many of the best aspects of no-till and conventional tillage systems.

New Landoll 2400 Series Weatherproofer I tillage tools for easy setting, leveling

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:14:00 +0000

Source: Landoll

The newly redesigned 2400 Series Weatherproofer I tillage tools from Landoll are available in six- through 13-shank models for a total of five sizes. The WP I allows for easy setting and leveling.

The machine is set with a single front-mounted depth control crank, which allows producers to pull into the field and, with one control, set the machine to disc and deep till the soil in one pass, uniformly mixing residue, while penetrating the compaction zone for enhanced water intake and root growth.

New Disk Ripper from John Deere for heavy-duty tillage

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:59:00 +0000

The latest tillage implement from John Deere is the new 2720 Disk Ripper with a disk-ripper-disk configuration. This heavy-duty primary tillage tool will size and bury crop residue, penetrate and shatter compacted soils, and mix and level the soil. The new tool features a gang design with heavier C-springs, thicker gang tubes and the largest gang bolt in the industry, according to Deere.

Industry Insider: Hottest topics in tillage

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Anyone shopping for tillage equipment likely has come across Curt Davis, marketing manager with Kuhn Krause, a full-line manufacturer of tillage equipment. Davis can be found frequently at farm shows, answering questions about the company’s newest tillage tools on display. We asked Davis what topics will be important to cover in our upcoming publications.

Q. What is the trending topic in tillage right now?

Gallery: New, bigger tillage equipment for 2013

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:56:00 +0000

“Bigger” is the word to describe new tillage offerings for model year 2013. These supersized models have been designed to take advantage of today’s high-horsepower tractors rated 300-plus. Here’s a sampling of the new units you’ll see across all categories of tillage equipment, including rippers, residue managers, cultivators and vertical tillage tools.

What is your favorite tillage equipment that you own on your farm and why? Leave your comments below.

Industry Insider: Curt Davis, Kuhn Krause, talks about what he sees as the hottest topic in tillage.

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:08:00 +0000

Note: This is a recurring report on the latest industry trends, forecasts and technologies reported by agriculture industry executives.

Q. What is the trending topic in tillage right now?

What’s your tillage IQ?

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:53:00 +0000

I thought I knew a lot about tillage until I embarked on my last writing assignment: present readers with a roundup of new tillage tools manufacturers are launching for 2013. As an added touch, I thought I would categorize the tools to make it easier for buyers to compare.

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Fall tillage strategies: What to do after drought

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:17:00 +0000

With corn harvest underway in parts of the Midwest, some fields are already being tilled in preparation for spring planting. But what type of tillage might be best following this year’s drought?

“It’s a good question,” says Emerson Nafziger, crop scientist with the University of Illinois Extension. He says tillage following extended periods of dry weather often brings up large, hard clods. But initial reports this year show the soil is breaking apart better than expected.

Vertical tillage turbos

Thu, 31 May 2012 17:57:00 +0000

If the residue from last season’s crop interfered with planting this year, you may want to check out Landoll's three new vertical tillage models to help you prepare an even seedbed for next spring.

The new Landoll 7400 Series 5-Section VTplus is a larger version of the VTplus vertical tillage models the company first introduced in 2008. The 7450-39, 7450-44 and 7450-49 models offer working widths from 39’ 9” to 49’ 9” and are designed to cover up to 42 acres per hour at speeds up to 8 ½ miles per hour.