HAVANA, N.D. – Joe Breker says that seeding into corn stalks is the ultimate challenge in terms of residue management.
“The stalks are always sticking in here and there, so it’s a major challenge no matter what drill you have.”
Breker is a brother to Eugene Breker of Fargo Products, who is involved in development of the Twin Disc drill. He farms 145 kilometres southwest of Fargo, so his farm is a handy place for Eugene to test innovations developed in the Fargo Products shop.
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This spring, Breker used the Twin Disc prototype to seed 1,000 acres of flax and soybeans on his farm, plus another 1,000 acres for neighbours.
His land, like that of his neighbours, is glacial lake bottom. When it’s wet, as it has been for five years, the heavy clay makes good placement more difficult.
Breker, who has been in zero till since 1980, said the Twin Disc gave him good residue clearance in corn stubble and good seed placement in wet clay.
“I’ve been a shank seeder for 18 years, so seeding with a disc drill is a bit out of my norm now. But I thought it handled the corn and the clay really well.
“I really liked it for the small seeded crops. It has good depth control and that’s one thing I didn’t have with my Concord. It worked well with flax, so I’d have to think it would be great in canola, also.”
