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No Till Drills, tractor horsepower requirement
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Posted by arod on July 24, 2007 at 08:44:39 from (130.20.51.229):
Hello all,
I posted last week asking what horsepower tractor would be recommended for a "weekend warrior" farmer for 30 acres of corn/soy beans.
I have a full time job and want to farm 30 acres basically in my off time. 80 horsepower diesel was the consensus. Now, to further reduce the time and fuel required for tillage operations. Is the No Till Drill an option? This would get rid of the need for fall discing, and spring field cultivating numerous times, would it not? And can 80 horspower pull those BIG HEAVY no till drills? How economical is it for me to rent a no till from the coop for a day or two? Basically I am new to farming, I want to be practical and sensible about this from the start. Because I am new to it, my thoughts are this.
Purchase a diesel tractor that can handle a NO TILL drill. MAYBE spray the herbicides and pesticides myself, unless once again, having the coop come out and doing it for me is about the same cost. Can a fella NO TILL a soy bean field into corn?
Can a fella NO TILL a corn field into soy beans? Would this involve a stalk cutter? Or some other pre-requisite tillage operation in the fall or spring? I want to do this smart and learn from you guys who have the wisdom and knowledge. Much appreciated,
Aaron
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