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PROJECT SUMMARY

Isaac Zeng: No-till Drill

SITE SUMMARY

The 250 acre farm rotates corn, sorghum sudan, and hay crops. Cover crop is used on all fields and is conventionally drilled. The drill currently used is fitted with old parts and does not create a uniform cover crop stand.

OPERATION TYPE

Cropland

SITE FOCUS

Equipment

 

SITE RESOURCE CONCERN

Poor cover crop stands due to an old drill allows for less soil cover and greater risk for runoff and erosion. Conventional drilling increases soil compaction.

RESOURCE CONCERNS

Compaction, Erosion

Isaac Zeng: No-till Drill

Here it is seen no-tilling hay seed into a pasture that was thinning out.

Isaac Zeng: No-till Drill

 

SOLUTION

A no-till drill will reduce soil compaction over the long run and improve soil health. Newer equipment will improve cover crop stands and improve soil cover.

PLANNED BMPS

No-till

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Relevant Metrics

Acres

Feet

People

Other

250

the drill worked very well. attached is a picture of it hooked to the tractor we used on it in the fall. Here it is seen no-tilling hay seed into a pasture that was thinning out. This practice allowed us to rejuvenate about 35 acres of hay without having to work the ground and start from scratch. It also put rye in for cover crop as well as straw, about 20 acres. Planted 70 acres of wheat, we noticed that the drill is heavy, and when planting in soil that had been conventionally tilled, the depth had to be adjusted considerably so as not to put the seed too far into the ground. The new cultors and seed openers allowed us to plant effectively through trash, and we are looking forward to no-tilling soybeans behind last years sorghum crop in the spring. in the next three years i estimate we will use this drill to no-till approx. 750 acres.

Installation Date

Other Information

CONTACT INFORMATION

Isaac

Zeng

7328614932

North Jersey RC&D Contact

Sam Loscalzo

WATERSHED:

Neshanic

Neshanic

2030105030060

PROJECT

LOCATION

107 Manners Rd. Ringoes, NJ 08551

Hunterdon

This Project was Funded by: 

["NJ DEP 319 (h) Neshanic"]

ADDRESS

STAY CONNECTED

(908) 574-5368​

10 Maple Avenue
P.O. Box 117
Asbury, NJ 08802

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North Jersey RC&D Area, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization

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