Typically, the field is disked in the fall to bury previous crop residue, chisel-plowed to break soil compaction, and then wheat is planted.
Energy consumption is high due to multiple field operations.
A reduced tillage, one-pass wheat planting system would save energy, reduce erosion, and expand the planting interval available to growers. No-Till drill to the tractor behind a conservation tillage tool. With this system, deep tillage and planting can be performed in one pass. Also, a roller conditioner was added behind the tillage tool to prepare a fine seed bed. The Terra Max II has double shanks per row for a more complete conditioning performance and a roller conditioner to level the soil.