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A tractor equipped with a plow is strip-tilling a field, preparing the soil for planting crops efficiently
Crops

Strip till a matter of helping the soil and lowering costs

Adoption rate is slow, but tools are available for growers to learn more

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Twenty years ago, growers were less likely to adopt strip till on their farms, primarily because the practice lacked an immediate payback with higher yields. It didn’t help that early adopters had to develop their own systems if applying fertilizer while strip tilling. In theory, strip till should boost yields, based on “berming” the soil […] Read more
Nexat
Machinery

Nexat marries big power to many farm field solutions

Based on a single tool carrier design, but with a cab, the unit plants, sprays, harvests and more

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An automated, 1,100-horsepower carrier unit with interchangeable implements has been developed by Nexat GmbH for broad-acre crop production. Joseph Jandrisch is an owner of Kalverkamp Innovation, a parent company of Nexat GmbH, and he’s also one of four managing directors who guide product development for the machine. He said the Nexat is a gantry-style, modular […] Read more
File photo of a Salford 5200 Enforcer tillage unit operating in corn stubble. (Salford.com)
Crops, Machinery

MacDon owner Linamar to buy Salford

Linamar to pay $260M for Ontario tillage, fertilizer equipment maker

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Canadian industrial equipment and parts maker Linamar, the owner of MacDon Industries, is set to further expand its reach in the ag equipment sector by buying the Salford Group. Guelph-based Linamar announced Wednesday it has an agreement in place worth $260 million to buy 100 per cent of the equity in Salford, which makes fertilizer […] Read more
The Halo VRT uses a unique hybrid disc blade design.
Machinery

Salford adds VRT to its Halo high-speed disc line

New model offers on-the-go disc angle adjustability

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Glacier FarmMedia – Salford has added a new model to the Halo line of high-speed disc implements it debuted in 2020, the VRT (variable-rate tillage).  This tillage tool is capable of on-the-go changes to disc angles to vary how aggressively it engages the soil. Those changes can be made multiple times in a field right […] Read more
The three-year trial studied planting organic soybeans into a rye cover crop that was rolled and crimped in the spring.
Crops

No-till organic soybean trials fall short on yield

Researcher says there’s still promise given the potential for time-saving on tillage

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Organic growers in Ontario interested in trying no-till soybeans might want to call the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA).  After a three-year, multi-site assessment of the practice that allowed field trial hosts to use one of two specially designed “roller-crimpers” purchased by OSCIA, those implements are now available for growers to try. Those […] Read more
Stacking three types of mechanical weed control is nearly as efficient as using herbicides, according to organic crop production researchers.
Crops

‘Stacking’ of row-crop tillage shows promise

Three modes of action monitored in organic crop study

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Using the same terminology employed by agrochemical manufacturers promoting the “stacking” of herbicide-resistant traits in seed, an organic-sector specialist from the University of Maine sees promise in multiple modes of mechanical weed control. Eric Gallandt spoke on integrated weed management at the Guelph Organic Conference. He is one of the co-originators, along with Iowa State […] Read more
This is a typical European planting setup, says Lemken’s Mark VanDeursen. The tractor carries a 20-foot-wide hydraulic downforce packer at the front, a 20-foot wide, three-point hitch drill at the back, pulling a cart with seed and fertilizer. In some situations, the rig can do this operation directly into a plowed field. The updated version of VarioPack has heavier packing wheels.
Machinery

Lemken puts new tools into the ground for 2022

The implements reflect European criteria for manure injection designed to protect the environment

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Lemken has two new soil management tools expected to be available this year: a new liquid manure injection tool and a furrow press mounted to the tractor’s front. Lemken’s Heliodor compact disc harrow will be compatible with a precision liquid manure spreader built by Vogelsang DosiMat DMX. A Lemken press release says the resulting combination […] Read more

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