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Cultivation in Context

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Agronomic Row Crops
    The Tools
    The Farmers


Horticultural Crops
    The Tools
    The Farmers


Dryland Crops
    The Tools
    The Farmers


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Steel in the Field: A Farmer’s Guide to Weed Management Tools

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Agronomic Row Crops
Tool Index

Introduction to Agronomic Tool Use
  Rotary hoe, standard
  Rotary hoe, high-residue
  Rotary hoe accessories
  Flex-Tine weeder
  Spike-tooth harrow

Hoes and Harrows to the Rescue

Cultivators
  Cultivator, low-residue
  Cultivator, moderate-residue
  Cultivator, high-residue
  Cultivator, maximum-residue
  Cultivator, rolling
  Cultivator, horizontal disk
  Cultivator sweeps, knives and wings
  Cultivator shields
  Cultivator components

Hot Tips for Flame Weeding
  Row-crop flamer

Guidance Systems
  Guidance sensors
  Guidance mirrors
  Guidance, furrower/wheel
  Guidance, ridge mechanical
  Guidance, plant sensing
    Hitch steer guidance
    Side-shift guidance
    Tool-pivoting guidance
    Disk-steer guidance
  Ridge-till planter

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