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.
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Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.
