Rydero
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I've gone for the most part zero till with my seeding of grain and cover crops the last couple years. Last year did about 200 acres. I've had good success with grain germinating and growing but cover crops have been a little variable. It was a little hard to judge this year because we've been quite dry the last couple years and there were a lot of grasshoppers present on the fields I zero tilled the year before. I've got the use of a 9450 hoe drill with zero till openers and I'd like an experienced opinion on how much better it'd be to invest in a disc opener zero till drill. I feel like the hoe drill almost counts as tillage so maybe I'm just hurting myself in regards to building soil structure/regenerating the soil.
It's heavy clay soil and the primary method of harvesting most of the crops is by grazing.
Thanks for your input in advance.
It's heavy clay soil and the primary method of harvesting most of the crops is by grazing.
Thanks for your input in advance.