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Conservation tillage in small grain production

John D. Walker
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 1983, 38 (3) 240-243;
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CONSERVATION tillage, minimum tillage, reduced tillage, zero-tillage, till-plant, slot-plant, chemical-fallow, ecofallow, ecofarming, stubble plant, mulch tillage and stubble mulch farming are all terms describing what has become a revolution in farm cropping practices. This revolution began in corn and soybean production and pasture renovation, but it is today very much a part of the production practices used by wheat and barley farmers also.

Making conservation tillage both practical and profitable for small grain farmers was the development of air-seeder grain drills in the mid-1970s. These large, chiseltype planters, which range up to 80 feet wide, overcame many of the seed placement and other problems encountered previously by small grain farmers.

Among the air drills in use today are the Prasco Super Seeder, John Deere Air Seeder, 665 Central-Metered Seeder, Concord Drill, Wil-Rich Air Seeder, Great Plains Air Seeder, Sunflower Air Drill, Flex-King Air Seeder, and Friggstad Air Seeder. Although not a true air seeder, the Pioneer Drill also deserves consideration with the air drills because it allows the farmer to accomplish all of the same things that the classic air drills do to make conservation tillage practical and profitable.

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  • John D. Walker is chairman of the Farm Crops Management Department of Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho 83440.

  • Copyright 1983 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society

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Journal of Soil and Water Conservation: 38 (3)
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Vol. 38, Issue 3
May/June 1983
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