Winter annuals can be competitive in winter no-till grains like wheat and barley, but also at planting time in no-till corn and soybeans. In addition to winter annuals, simple perennials like dandelion are also quite common in many of our no-till fields.

Although they prefer to farm most of their land no-till and the rest minimum-till, Kris Swartz, and his father, Robert, shared a problem with other farmers in their area near Perrysburg, Ohio. When following wheat with corn, they chiseled the wheat stubble immediately after harvest and knocked it down with a big drag. The next spring they'd plant corn directly into the stale seedbed.

Ag Leader Technology, Inc., a leader in the development of precision farming solutions, added the patent-pending SureVac electric row shutoff to their lineup of planter section shutoff devices. SureVac provides today’s precision farming operation with an easily-installed, zero-maintenance solution to reduce seed costs and increase yield potential.

The 2984 Maverick HR Plus can be used for both spring and fall application. The new design has added more clearance around the residue manager and knife to allow better residue flow.