Response from Karen Livesay Fitch in Field Crops, Row Crops, Tillage | AGvisorPRO

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Oct 11, 2022

We love our Brillon Zone Commander. We run it at 22 inches deep. I’d suggest using a pentrometer to find where your 2 compaction layers are. Often times there is one at about 6 inches and another at 20 inches.

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Oct 8, 2022

Reviving Hardy Farmland: Breaking Hardpan Compaction with the Unverferth Zone Builder in Northern MN

Unverferth Zone Builder- northern MN Does anyone have any experience running a zone builder to break up hard pan compaction spots? We have a farm that has had a large amount of manure tanks pulled on it and the headlands are compacted and grow little to nothing. The farm was recently pattern tiled to help with drainage but I still find it hard to get the crop to grow on the headlands. The idea would be to deep rip the headlands at 15-20” deep when dry to help break up the hard pan.

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