No-Till Roller Crimper

The Rodale Institute's cover crop roller is a ingenious low-tech tool that allows farmers to roll down a cover crop into a weed suppressing mulch mat and plant right into it, all in one pass. This tool marries two sustainable farming practices, organic and no till, into one low-input system that saves time and energy, produces bumper crops and sequesters carbon.

[@Philschmid6453]

it's not waste the cover crop keeps the weeds down until the new crop is up then provides nutrients to the new crop

[@cormus1]

@kittensniffles depending on where you are,,,in Canada we can no till every year for years as the frost up here breaks up the plow pan, if that is what you are worried about,,there are no till sub soilers out there,,,Salford sells one,,it looks good,,,Great Plains is another really good one

[@punkinhed81]

Where can I buy one of those. I've planted pumpkins on rolled rye and sweetcorn on vetch and was very satisfied with the results but I could use a better roller.

[@jksatte]

Is there a hand held model of this set up? How would one do this in a green house or small acreage? I saw a video where someone made a device but I can't find it now.

[@danw6014]

I'm curious where you got the front three point hitch assembly.

[@Cordell-]

There's a handful of manufacturers out there. Orthman, Double R Manufacturing, LaForge

[@Sackemslegers]

much more value in leaving the cover crop on top Tony

[@cormus1]

@kittensniffles another good way we find to get ride of compaction,,,if we have any,,,we plant sunflowers every four years on the fields,in our rotation., Tuber cover crops don't work well for where I am at,,too many rocks

[@masholek4945]

how are the results of the application?

[@dmacosta1]

Thanks

[@murariadhikari5664]

where can we buy it in India?

[@wisikahn]

Price?

[@marcosmusixpcmusicam]

Fukuoka

[@alphasxsignal]

I don't mess with cover crops to have to cut through.

[@keithhunter4900]

alphasxsignal have you ever tried cover crops?

[@tonyjasak88]

Why dont you bale your cover crop instead of wasting it