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Re: what exactly is strip till and vertical till.
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Posted by paul on November 20, 2006 at 18:58:45 from (66.44.132.154):
In Reply to: what exactly is strip till and vertical till. posted by Youngfarmhand on November 20, 2006 at 11:52:20:
Well the experts are over on newagtalk - Jim sells strip equipment, but: Strip till is making a 10 inch wide strip in fall or spring, with 20 inches of unworked soil. The allows some soils to warm up & dry out for planting. You use 1/3 the fuel, 1/3 the iron, etc. for your tillage. This would be for 30 inch corn & bean planting, or corn on corn. Vertical tillage is a deep, close to 2 foot, very skinny shank that will cut trenches into your field 30 inches apart. This breaks up compaction layer, without creating a new, deeper compaction layer like rippers, chisel plows, etc would do in some types of soils. Water, roots, nutrients, fertilizer can get down into those skiny trenches, which is good for corn. This is only done one or 2 years, then not again for 5 years or more. With either, you typically drive in the same spots, & till the same spots. This limits compation, and in the case of vertical tillage the soil structure is supposed to firm up & be able to carry wheel traffic much better, yet allow friable dirt that is good for plants to grow in. The soil keeps it's structure by not being tilled. Both are versions of min till, you don't plow & field cultivate any more. It depends on your soil type, moisture, climate, & etc. if either of these work for you. Some places it is a perfect fit, others it won't work at all. --->Paul
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