Abstract
Grain crop producers in Kentucky are constantly evaluating various tillage systems that will best fit their particular cropping environment. One such tillage system that has shown some promise primarily in the mid-west is a system referred to as ridge-tillage. Ridge-till is basically a system by which a grain producer plants his crop on an elevated row that is maintained each year during cultivation for week control. The same ridge is re-used year after year thereby developing a controlled traffic pattern. Since the cultivation procedure is also recommended for maintaining the ridge, many ridge-till farmers have reduced their herbicide cost by spraying only a small band over the row and relying on the cultivation for weed control between the ridges.
Publication Date
6-1988
Volume
9
Number
6
Repository Citation
Ditsch, David C. and Rasnake, Monroe, "Update on Ridge-Tillage in Kentucky" (1988). Soil Science News and Views. 31.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_views/31
