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Can You Use Vertical Tillage Without Destroying No-Till?

Four years of studies in Kansas show the practice won’t destroy no-tilled soils overnight, but won’t make no-till management issues completely disappear, either.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 1, 2013 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

There's much debate in the no-till community about whether a quick, shallow pass with a vertical-tillage tool will ruin the benefits of no-tilled fields.

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Vertical Tillage: Focus On End Goals

Whether it’s processing and anchoring residue, aerating fields or removing compaction, no vertical-tillage tool performs every task.

By Daniel Davidson posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Residue Management

Tillage is a bad word to most no-tillers, but farmers often differ in how they approach no-till.

Isn't Vertical Tillage Still Tillage?

For a variety of reasons, many passionate no-tillers share why they feel these tools don’t have a place on their undisturbed soils.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2013

Many no-tillers contacted by Conservation Tillage Guide say they don’t believe vertical-tillage practices are — in most situations or all of them — necessary or beneficial.

Cut, Chop, Smooth, Mix: Vertical Tillage Seeks No-Till Role

Some no-tillers and strip-tillers say vertical-tillage tools are helping them size and incorporate residue, prepare seedbeds, reduce weed pressure and improve planting conditions without trashing no-till.

By Clair Urbain posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Residue Management

Since vertical-tillage implements debuted, they’ve been a bit controversial with no-tillers, with some feeling the tools violate the basic principles of no-tilling by disturbing the soil.

[Webinar] Can Vertical Tillage Work Without Disrupting a No-Till System?

October 23, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

DeAnn Presley, a Kansas State University soils specialist, provided a thorough examination of vertical tillage during this live No-Till Farmer webinar sponsored by Salford Machinery. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

The Best No-Till Innovations At The 2013 Farm Progress Show

No-Till Farmer editors combed through hundreds of exhibits at this year’s massive show to bring you the industry’s latest and greatest equipment releases.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on October 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

Last August, eight editors from No-Till Farmer and its sister publications descended on the Farm Progress Show grounds in Decatur, Ill., to uncover the newest farm equipment innovations in agriculture.

Obsession With Soil Health Paves Way For Better No-Tilling

Indiana no-tiller Dave Chance uses a combination of compost, cover crops and vertical tillage to tame high-clay soils and boost yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

For Dave Chance, building a successful no-till system has come from a combination of timely discoveries, deliberate decisions and a healthy fascination with soil health.

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Building A Better No-Till Soil

Gypsum, cover crops, manure and even vertical tillage can be part of a multifaceted no-till system that improves soil health and brings in higher yields.

By Daniel Davidson posted on July 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

There's no doubt most no-tillers are good stewards of the land and want to conserve it for themselves and future generations. To most farmers, that means conserving their soil base — and to others it means improving it.

Vertical Tillage Implements And PPO Soybean Herbicides

May 4, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Bill Curran and Dwight Lingenfelter, Penn State University

As more farmers use vertical tillage to manage crop residues or to mellow the seedbed prior to planting (especially soybeans), questions have arisen about possible impacts of using these types of tillage operations in combination with certain soybean herbicides.

Turning Unwanted Discs Into A No-Till Asset

A Kansas farmer invented a five-sided, vertical-tillage blade that he says puts crop residue in touch with soil microbes but still protects the benefits of no-till.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

When Henry Falk was growing up on his farm, if a piece of machinery — new or used — wasn’t doing the job, his father would haul it to his shop and rebuild it with a torch and welder to make it work better.

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