Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Pine Country RC&D Conservation Tillage

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No-Till Drill Rental

The Pine Country RC&D Council continues to promote conservation tillage by offering no-till grain drills for rent through out the area. No-till planting No Tillsaves soil, fuel, and money. No-till drills plant seeds through the existing ground cover, eliminating the need for harrowing or plowing before planting. This type of planting helps to keep the soil in place, thus protecting water supplies for additional non-point source pollution. Conservation tillage equipment can reduce soil erosion up to 95% compared with conventional plowing, disking and harrowing for seedbed preparation. Many farmers have achieved higher yields using conservation tillage. 

Schedule use of Equipment

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 To schedule use of equipment, please contact the custodian nearest you.
 County   Custodian  Phone
 Appling  Frank Miles  912-367-4343
 Bleckley  Tony Rogers  478-934-2430 or 478-934-8682
 Coffee  Michael Berry  912-384-2689
 Emanuel  James Canady  478-763-2954
 Laurens  Billy Daniel  478-984-4909
 Macon  Jimmy Jordan  478-951-1231
 Taylor  Alfred Kennon  478-862-3121 or 478-214-9820
 Toombs/Montgomery  Eric Moxley  912-537-9953
 Washington  Larry Young  478-232-6321
 Wilcox  Palmer Jones  229-365-2292
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