The DVD and YouTube videos offer tips and simple checks for successful planting on two different planter configurations, depending on the style of implement.
Released February 11, 2010
AMES, Iowa —- A few pointers will help adjust a planter for no-till farming systems. Instructions for getting optimum results from your planter in a no-till system are contained on a DVD created by members of the Iowa Learning Farm team. The DVD is available from the Iowa Learning Farm for free and can also be seen on YouTube in a series of videos.
A planter must accomplish three key responsibilities in a no-till system: planting seed at a uniform depth, closing the furrow so that the seed is in proper contact with soil to start germination and maintaining uniform seed spacing.
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