Disc or Cultipacker - soils will dry out less than above tools. Ridge tillage practices provide excellent moisture at planting but create special fertilizer placement and weed control problems. Do not apply all early nitrogen on soil surface. Control all perennial weeds and early emerging annual weeds before crop emergence. Use crop rotations where at all possible to eliminate the need for an insecticide.
Moisture is necessary to activate all soil insecticides.
We use fertilizers to create ionization in the soil. Under certain stress conditions almost any fertilizer can cause germination damage. Do not overpopulate. Adapt and vary planted populations to the specific variety. Keep plants spaced evenly in the row.