This spring would be a great time to investigate the advantages of using a roller-crimper to terminate cover crops for even more benefits.

The goal is to crimp, not cut, the cover crop. Several roller-crimper designs exist and have pros and cons. Know your situation and challenges. Key considerations with roller crimping: A minimum of ...

Researchers tested the effects of vetch residue management strategies incorporating green manure using a roller-crimper and different organic fertilizers on organic zucchini yield and quality ...

In both Illinois and Washington, Williams and USDA-ARS agronomist Rick Boydston grew vetch, rye, and a combination of the two cover crops before killing them with a roller-crimper -- a machine ...

image: The use of 'roller crimper' contributes to improve the performance of the agroecological crops. view more Credit: David Navarro-Miró. Sowing crops with agroeconomical services, that is ...

James Alexander is trialling a crimper roller on the cover crops growing on his 323ha organic farm near Chipping Norton, with the hope that he will be direct-drilling cereals on the farm within ...

Austin Schweizer, a farmer in Reno County, converted a stock chopper to work as a roller-crimper. "It seems to suppress weeds," he said. "It helps hold moisture and cycle nutrients." ...

The crimper rollers are available as a complete front-mounted machine to match a drill, or as custom-built roller sections to retrofit to existing Cambridge rolls or press frames. A 3m section ...

LAMBERTON, Minn. — One piece of equipment on R & G Miller and Sons, Inc., raises a lot of eyebrows. "People think we’re nuts," said Jim Miller, who runs the organic dairy farm with his brother ...

Cover crops are a bigger part of farming and provide numerous advantages to fruit and vegetable growers. At Iowa State, they're looking at cereal rye.

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Researchers tested the effects of vetch residue management strategies incorporating green manure using a roller-crimper and different organic fertilizers on organic zucchini yield and quality ...