Vertical Tillage John Nowatzki Extension Ag Machine Systems

Vertical Tillage John Nowatzki Extension Ag Machine Systems Specialist

Vertical Tillage in Crop Production What is 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

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 23’-33’

Salford Residue Tillage Specialist 18’-50’

Sunflower 6630 Vertical Tillage 18’-50’

Wil-Rich 18’-50’

John Deere 2623 Vertical Tillage 26’-40’

John Deere 2510 S Strip Till 26’-40’

Modify Chisel Plow into Vertical Tiller • • Blu-Jet Summers Wil-Rich Yetter http: //www. blu-jet. com/

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 Office 701 -231 -8213 Cell 701 -261 -9842 John. Nowatzki@ndsu. edu http: //www. ag. ndsu. edu/agmachinery