Vertical Tillage Research & Studies | Great Plains Ag: U.S.

The following researchers have explored vertical tillage and its various effects on yield, residue cover, and the transition to no-till. Click on each article to read about their results.

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Iowa State University Vertical Tillage Study

This project at the Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm was a four-year project designed to study the yield effects of vertical tillage systems compared with conventional and no-till systems in corn and soybeans.

Vertical Tillage: Does it Help the Transition to No -till?

Recently tillage manufacturers have been promoting vertical tillage systems claiming that their use can overcome production limitations associated with no-till while maintaining sufficient residue cover to provide erosion protection.

Vertical tillage increases wheat yields

Vertical tillage refers to systems where soil disturbance is confined to soil movement mostly in the upward direction and/or confined to a slot or strip where the next crop rows are to be planted using strip-tillage implements or coulter-based implements that perform full width tillage.

A summary of tillage effects on soybean yields

Local and current research can help Michigan soybean producers understand how various tillage operations affect soybean yields.

February 24, 2012 - Author: Mike Staton, Michigan State University Extension

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