A Pennsylvania no-tiller has created a special system for his corn planter that rolls and crimps cover crops and plants in one pass.
Charles Martin, who no-tills 180 acres of corn for feed and silage near Loysville, Pa., says the modified planter lets him clear a path for the seed row and plant in a standing cover crop of small grains or annual ryegrass. The pass also kills some cover crops at certain stages.
“We…