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Costs and Fuel Use for Alternative Tillage Systems

Gary Schnitkey and, Dale Lattz (April, 2006)

Summary

Costs are examined for two systems (no-till and strip-till) that have little tillage and two systems (typical-till and deep-till) that rely on tillage. The two "low" tillage systems have about $9.50 per acre less costs and between 1 and 2 gallons less fuel use than the two "tillage" systems.