Cross Slot®
Benefits of Cross Slot no-tillage
The only known no-tillage technology and system in the world that arose from extensive, independent, published and peer-reviewed biological research.View summaries of individual experiments
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In New Zealand, Cross Slot no-tillage produces 12-14 t/ha (180-200 b/ac) winter wheat and 10+ t/ha (150-190 b/ac) spring wheat & barley crops. Average New Zealand wheat and barley yields by all other methods are little more than half of these figures.
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The highest independently-measured plot yield so far recorded for Cross Slot no-tillage (Foundation for Arable Research, 2007) is 16.8 t/ha (257 b/ac) of winter wheat.
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Benefits attributable to our patents:
- True low-disturbance no-tillage, even through the heaviest residues, pasture (sod) and stones
- Separate banding of seed and fertilizer without sacrificing row spacing (down to 150 mm) or residue handling and retention (up to 90%)
- Genuinely accurate seeding depth control (adjustable between 15 and 70 mm) through even the roughest terrain (individual hydraulic cylinders on each opener)
- Opener downforce automatically adjusts on-the-move to changing soil hardness (electro-hydraulic load sensing with maximum downforce of 450 kg or 1,000 lb)
Benefits backed by the science and field results:
- Maximizes seedling emergence and crop yield potential
- Harnesses an otherwise unused resource of untilled soils (soil water vapour or pore-space humidity)
- Is demonstrably cost-effective [see Cost-effectiveness] to download a calculator (coming soon) that determines the cost-effectiveness of Cross Slot versus competing technologies)
- In many cases, Cross Slot no-tillage has exceeded the best crop yields previously obtained by any other means [See Testimonials]