Vertical tillage tools have deep-digging shanks that break up compacted layers of soil, eliminating the density change layer put in place by horizontal tillage. Tools include: in-line rippers ...

When this happens, prioritize which fields will benefit the most from fall tillage versus those that can wait until spring: 1. Soils that need more aeration or deep tillage to break up compaction ...

Tillage places weed seeds in better contact with the soil, also facilitating germination. In terms of weed control, deep tillage is a mixed blessing. It may bring up dormant seeds buried in the soil, ...

Currently much of the primary tillage is done in the fall. Deep tillage with the moldboard plow is still common, but fall chisel plowing for corn or soybeans is widely used. Other forms of ...