Tillage Equipment Manufacturers

Broadcast Seeder USFWS Mountain Prairie/Flickr Broadcast seeders—also called rotary spreaders or seeders—come in many sizes, from a lawn seeder that you can carry around your neck to industrial-size seeders pulled behind the largest of tractors.

He has been selling, servicing and using walk-behind tractors for more than 30 years. The small baler produces net-wrapped, 40- to 60-pound, 23-inch-diameter and 21-inch-long round bales at a rate of one per minute.

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If these signs aren't enough to make the gardener salivate, consider the warming temperatures as spring begins to arrive. Often a deep, hard raking will break up topsoil clumps enough without covering this important soil layer.If your soil is rich and...

The urge to get dirty and start the growing process is keenest on a rare sunny day when. Better to spend some time perusing those seed catalogs and planning the landscape while you wait for a cessation in rain and some sunny rays to dry out the beds.

Choose the right piece (or pieces) of farm equipment to complete your spring farm-maintenance chores with help from this guide. Whatever it is, the guide below will help you make the best equipment decisions for the work that lays before you.

For a tool or implement that will be used only a few times, consider renting it—or bartering for its use with a neighbor. I first moved out of town in 1981 with my husband, Ken Woodard.

Don't Overlook Non-Motorized Equipment While it's only natural that your motorized equipment will receive much of your spring-cleaning attention, you shouldn't overlook your non-motorized (but equally essential) equipment.

Often a body of water deeper than 18 inches has to be surrounded by a fence. But not all of us are blessed with lakefront property. Will they be able to survive the winter? This can be done with bricks, rocks, wood, or even a row of low plants.Another...

Remember, though, that having the ability to lift and move earth requires a substantial tractor behind the bucket, so if a front-end loader is a must-have for you, make sure your tractor can properly support it.

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In addition to regularly purchasing fertilizers, herbicides and seed for, homeowner's desiring a perfect lawn may also have to invest in a good quality lawn mower. Rotary mowers are the most common mowers used by homeowners.

Gloves will also protect your fingers from thorns, burs and slivers.– You'll definitely need a hand trowel for digging small holes for planting perennials, annuals or bulbs, or a host of other small digging jobs.

When made properly, a smoker produces a cool white smoke that masks the bees' communication pheromones, giving you a safe opportunity to inspect the hive without stings or mass panic (on the bees' part, anyway).

They're far and away the most economical welders on the market, and you can use them even in windy or rainy conditions, not to mention on dirty or rusty metals—huge boons for farmers and ranchers.

Harnesses: Different farming goals may require different harnesses. Keep in mind that some companies, like Pioneer, produce equipment that is easily adaptable—basic forecarts on which many different implements may be easily attached.

Each sprayer has its place on my farm. By contrast, the 4-gallon Dramm sprayer weighs 11 pounds empty and less than 45 pounds filled—a nice compromise of some added weight for the convenience of no pumping.

Pulling into a field or pasture overgrown with brambles and brush with a hay mower is a recipe for damage. “In addition to overgrown fields, walk-behind models are especially well-suited for maneuvering in tight spots and making trails,” says Carl...

Veils range in price between $30 and $60, depending on the style, but are priceless when it comes to safety and comfort. The smoker is often made of high-quality stainless steel with a solid chimney, metal guards to protect the beekeeper's hands and bellows...

Of course, it requires all the maintenance that comes with a gasoline engine—oil, spark plugs, etc.—but the inconvenience can be worth it for the power that gasoline snowblowers provide.

John Deere builds seven skid-steer models, including the beefy, 62-horsepower diesel, turbocharged Model 320 Skid Steer. Small-scale Haying Equipment Most of us choose not to buy haying equipment because full-sized machinery is so expensive and unwieldy.

I'm not sure about you, but I can see a large fencing trailer or seed distribution set up being pulled across the land fairly easily. This is also a great way to move baled hay or lick barrels into the areas where some larger equipment cannot go.

The training was held in late-winter at the Lincoln County Extension office through Mississippi Women for Agriculture and the Mississippi State University Extension Service. Farm women are hardly ever doing just one thing—they have their hands in two...

For more information on the AG EDbassador Program, email James Anderson or call 217-244-0285. Before going into their local schools, high school participants attend a four-day training event conducted by UI faculty and agricultural education students...

Remember these costs easily using the acronym DIRTI: depreciation, interest on capital, repairs, property taxes and insurance. The Machinery Cost Calculator asks you to input many details about the equipment—interest rate, fuel cost, equipment age,...

Just be sure to wear safety goggles! Now it's your turn! Which tools are you thankful to have? At the time, I wrote that hobby farmers should have no trouble compiling a lengthy “I'm thankful for” list, so allow me to expand on my own list and add...

Most dairy-supply companies will have the solutions and can give instructions for proper procedures. Freezing milk disturbs the fat particles and will result in off-flavors. Once you get above five goats, we found a milking machine to be absolutely necessary.