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Tillage & Cultivation


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Appendix 5 (cont.): Field-Scale Tillage & Planting


Implements


Appendix 5: Field-Scale Tillage & Planting Implements

Illustration by José Miguel Mayo

Mechanical Spader: A primary tillage implement used to incorporate cover crop and crop residue.
Spaders operate at a very slow speed and perform deep tillage (14+ inches) without soil inversion to
create a similar effect on soil as double digging.
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