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Ainsworth
87797 432nd Avenue
Ainsworth, NE 69210
402-387-1800
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Albion
2361 State Highway 91
Albion, NE 68620
402-395-2173
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Auburn
73136 Hwy 75
Auburn, NE 68305
402-274-4941
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Aurora
609 Q St / W Hwy 34
Aurora, NE 68818
402-694-2191
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Broken Bow
44098 Hwy 2
Broken Bow, NE 68822
308-872-2497
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Central City
1026 G St / W Hwy 30
Central City, NE 68826
308-946-3041
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Crete
2185 County Road H
Crete, NE 68333
402-826-4347
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David City
1707 N 4th Street
David City, NE 68632
402-367-3636
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Elkhorn
11550 N. 204TH ST.
Elkhorn, NE 68022
402-238-2211
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Geneva
736 South 13th Street
Geneva, NE 68361
402-759-3139
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Grand Island
4050 W Stolley Park Road
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-384-8777
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Gretna
15151 South Hwy 31
Gretna, NE 68028
402-332-4967
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McCook
1207 West B Street
McCook, NE 69001
308-345-2730
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Neligh
1110 E Hwy 275
Neligh, NE 68756
402-887-4158
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Norfolk
3303 W Norfolk Ave
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-371-7333
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North Platte
2700 East Walker Road
North Platte, NE 69101
308-532-5080
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Oberlin
126 N. Penn
Oberlin, KS 67749
785-475-3833
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O'Neill
49110 Hwy 20
O'Neill, NE 68763
402-336-1800
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Ord
711 U Street
Ord, NE 68862
308-728-7770
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Osceola
13006 N Road
Osceola, NE 68651
402-747-2051
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Plainview
53471 W Hwy 20
Plainview, NE 68769
402-582-4840
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Ravenna
42185 Hwy 2
Ravenna, NE 68869
308-452-3254
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Seward
977 280th Road
Seward, NE 68434
402-643-3616
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Spalding
81863 N Mill St
Spalding, NE 68665
308-497-2511
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St. Paul
1339 Hwy 281
St. Paul, NE 68873
308-754-4419
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Syracuse
257 N. 30th Road
Syracuse, NE 68446
402-269-2241
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York
3221 N Lincoln, PO Box 129
York, NE 68467
402-362-6607
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150 NW 40th Street
Lincoln, NE 68528
402-438-6189
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Why vertical tillage might be right for you
Why vertical tillage might be right for you
Vertical tillage is a practice that has been around since the early to mid-1990s. Generally speaking, it is a tillage practice designed to size, slice, and chop after-harvest crop residue while penetrating 2 or 3 inches (5-7.6 cm) of soil. The sized residue is left on the soil surface to decompose, helping minimize erosion, enhance soil profile and leave a smooth, level surface for planting. True vertical tillage requires specialized equipment designed specifically for this practice.
So why would vertical tillage be a practice you might consider using? It starts with your soil
If you live in an area with a relatively thin layer of topsoil, then you have to make decisions differently than someone who lives in an area with 12 or more inches (30.5 cm) of topsoil. These two environments will probably experience different annual moisture levels, too. Areas with thinner topsoil tend be dryer overall. The average crop yields from these two environments will also be quite different. But many of the input costs will actually be similar. Seed, fertilizer, chemicals, fuel – these costs tend to be similar on a per acre basis.
So if you live in an area that is dryer, has thinner topsoil, and lower average yields, vertical tillage could really work to your benefit.
Here’s why.
Your lower average crop yield will tend to leave comparatively less after-harvest residue. A true vertical tillage tool sizes the residue and fractures the soil, but only to a depth of 1 – 3 inches (2.5-7.6 cm). In other words, the residue virtually stays on or near the surface, protecting your precious topsoil from wind erosion while it decomposes and returns nutrients to the soil. The minimal depth penetration of vertical tillage also helps what moisture is in your soil to stay there. It protects your soil, and helps it retain as much moisture and nutrient volume as possible.
Frontier’s VT17 Series (US CA) vertical tillage tools can do that in one pass, at a higher speed, and with lower horsepower requirements compared to using primary tillage equipment. That means you can probably use your existing utility tractor, and potentially save money in fuel costs.
When planting season rolls around, these vertical tillage tools can also prepare a smooth, level seedbed at the 2 – 3 inch (5-7.6 cm) depth, also in one pass. That helps save time and fuel costs again. And because the soil has been able to retain moisture and build nutrients over the winter, you’ve improved your chances for producing good crop yields, while keeping your input costs controlled.
Frontier has over 600 implements that are available only from your John Deere dealer, the place to go for advice and equipment.
So remember, for implements that help turn your tractor into the workhorse it was built to be, think Frontier and your John Deere dealer.
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Ainsworth, NE 69210
402-387-1800
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Albion, NE
2361 State Highway 91
Albion, NE 68620
402-395-2173
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Auburn, NE
73136 Hwy 75
Auburn, NE 68305
402-274-4941
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Aurora, NE
609 Q St / W Hwy 34
Aurora, NE 68818
402-694-2191
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Broken Bow, NE
44098 Hwy 2
Broken Bow, NE 68822
308-872-2497
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Central City, NE
1026 G St / W Hwy 30
Central City, NE 68826
308-946-3041
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Crete, NE
2185 County Road H
Crete, NE 68333
402-826-4347
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David City, NE
1707 N 4th Street
David City, NE 68632
402-367-3636
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Elkhorn, NE
11550 N. 204TH ST.
Elkhorn, NE 68022
402-238-2211
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Geneva, NE
736 South 13th Street
Geneva, NE 68361
402-759-3139
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Grand Island, NE
4050 W Stolley Park Road
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-384-8777
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Gretna, NE
15151 South Hwy 31
Gretna, NE 68028
402-332-4967
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McCook, NE
1207 West B Street
McCook, NE 69001
308-345-2730
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Neligh, NE
1110 E Hwy 275
Neligh, NE 68756
402-887-4158
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Norfolk, NE
3303 W Norfolk Ave
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-371-7333
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North Platte, NE
2700 East Walker Road
North Platte, NE 69101
308-532-5080
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Oberlin, KS
126 N. Penn
Oberlin, KS 67749
785-475-3833
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O'Neill, NE
49110 Hwy 20
O'Neill, NE 68763
402-336-1800
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Ord, NE
711 U Street
Ord, NE 68862
308-728-7770
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Osceola, NE
13006 N Road
Osceola, NE 68651
402-747-2051
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Plainview, NE
53471 W Hwy 20
Plainview, NE 68769
402-582-4840
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Ravenna, NE
42185 Hwy 2
Ravenna, NE 68869
308-452-3254
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Seward, NE
977 280th Road
Seward, NE 68434
402-643-3616
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Spalding, NE
81863 N Mill St
Spalding, NE 68665
308-497-2511
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St. Paul, NE
1339 Hwy 281
St. Paul, NE 68873
308-754-4419
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Syracuse, NE
257 N. 30th Road
Syracuse, NE 68446
402-269-2241
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York, NE
3221 N Lincoln, PO Box 129
York, NE 68467
402-362-6607
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Lincoln, NE
150 NW 40th Street
Lincoln, NE 68528
402-438-6189
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