What are we trying to achieve? What is a good soil state for planting?
Bill Ritchie is Product Specialist with Carrfields. Bill Ritchie was part of the team at Massey University that researched and developed the inverted-T no-tillage technology that was initially commercialised under the brand of Cross Slot and later Novag. The technology is now in more than 20 countries globally. He has accumulated more than 40 years of knowledge and experience with no-tillage systems in a wide range of environments. In his current role as Product Specialist with Carrfields Limited, he continues to promote reduced tillage systems for their environmental, cost and labour-saving benefits together with enhanced resilience to changing climate challenges. Bill will lead an in-field strip-till discussion on creating a seed environment from the plant’s perspective. What constitutes an “ideal seedbed”? What factors should be considered when choosing equipment?
