As the planting season begins, let's take a ride with a farmer and learn more about vertical tillage. The vertical tool is called an accelerator. It works a depth up to four inches. The 40-foot tool takes 500 horsepower to pull. It chops the stalks up. The vertical tool is better for conservation than intensive, deep tillage. The maintenance is minimal. 

Connect with Kevin Brooks, Illinois Extension Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator at kwbrooks@illinois.edu.