Category: Tillage

Acres are limited, but dry beans are successfully grown in no-till systems in Ontario. Dry beans respond to some form of tillage in the seed zone at planting. This is largely because of their inherently small and poorly developed root system. Tillage coulters on the planting unit will provide the necessary seed-zone tillage to optimize emergence,…Continue readingNo-Till

Strip till systems are becoming increasingly common in Ontario dry bean production. Strip till offers the advantage of some tillage in the seed row while reducing the overall amount of tillage and leaving some residue on the soil surface. The strip tiller can be run in the fall or in the spring; some producers conduct…Continue readingStrip Till