K-Hart Spyder double disc close up at Ag in Motion 2025. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Ways found to keep moisture with minimum till

Seeding drills come in all shapes and sizes, and some of them are better for min-till than others

New equipment options are available for Prairie grain growers wanting to step up their minimum-till seeding game, such as double disc seeders, coulter drills and low-disturbance shank drills.

The Ultra High Separation opener knife from Dutch Agriculture is designed for Seed Hawk air drills and adds an extra inch of horizontal seed-to-fertilizer separation, which helps avoid seed burn in drier conditions with high fertilizer application rates.  |  Dutch Agriculture photo

New Dutch Agriculture opener knife prevents seed burn

Dutch Agriculture’s Ultra High Separation opener knife has a wider fertilizer-to-seed spread that reduces toxicity risks

With drier growing conditions over many parts of the Prairies in the last couple of seasons, some growers applying high rates of fertilizer have been experiencing incidents of toxicity with seed. That has led some to look for different opener knives for their air drills that provide more seed-to-fertilizer separation. “We had customers come to […] Read more