Penn State agricultural scientists put a multipurpose cover-crop seeder through its paces at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center. To see pictures, click on the image above.
University Park, Pa. Farmers using a cover-crop seeder developed by Penn State agricultural scientists may eventually need only a single trip across the field to accomplish what takes most farmers three passes and several pieces of equipment to do. To watch a video about the cover-crop seeder, visit http://live.psu.edu/youtube/Pi0zbO61DgA online. To see images, visit http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157626662471985 online. Pennsylvania farmers are increasingly interested in growing cover crops, but the time, cost and late fall harvest of corn and other crops often limit their use, said Gregory Roth, professor of agronomy. The seeder can help farmers, especially small operations, save time and money by condensing multiple tasks into one trip through a no-till field. It also would allow farmers to seed fields that lacked cover crops due to late season and cost concerns.
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