Author: Messick, Barbara - NRCS-CD, Shoshone, ID

TO SCHEDULE EQUIPMENT:
Please call the Gooding office @ 208-944-3655
SIGN UP INFORMATION:
Lease Agreement for the drill rental will be available at the Gooding SCD Field Office or by email.
Goodingscd1@gmail.com
WEBSITE: www.goodingsoil.weebly.com
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DIRECT SEED
& COVER CROP PROJECT

The No-Till Drill Equipment is available to rent from the Gooding Soil Conservation District . This project provides landowners the opportunity to experiment and try out the Direct Seed/ NO- Till Drill / or Cover-Crop procedure without the cost of purchasing equipment.
YOU CAN RENT IT!
Equipment: 1 Direct Seed Drill available for rent.
Cost: $10 an acre $60 a day !
Cost is $60 per day + $10 per acre.

Use cover crops and reduced tillage
to improve soil health and
reduce erosion!

Gooding SCD

No-Till Practices

Project Purpose:
Educate landowners on the benefits that direct seed practices and cover crops have on soil health.
Increase and sustain overall wildlife habitat through less adverse tillage practices.
Increase accessibility to cover crops.
Provide a pathway of transition from a conventional tillage system to a direct seed system.
Provide access to equipment
Seed Information and Technical Assistance.
Direct Seed /Cover Crops provide:
Less Soil Disturbance / more soil stability
Increased water capacity and Increased organic matter in the soil .
Decreased wind and water erosion
Natural weed control
Increase nutrients in the soil ie.. Legumes supplying nitrogen or taproot plants pulling nutrients to the surface from lower layers of soil.
Grazing fro cattle
Greater water hodling capacity in soil

What is Conservation Tillage Using No-till Planting?
Conservation tillage is a way to plant crops without plowing or by minimum tilling the soil. The No-Till planting system leaves the soil and crop residues undisturbed with the exception of the area where the seed is placed in the ground.
The No-Till program saves energy as well as time. To plant a pasture by traditional methods, farmers are required to make four or five trips across a field using about five gallons of fuel per acre. The No-Tillage method involves only one trip requiring about 1/2 gallon of fuel per acre. A no-Till drill will cut a shallow slit in the soil, deposit the seed, and covers the seed all in one trip!
The program also saves soil, protects water quality, and improves fertility by keeping soil and crop residues in the field. Conservation tillage using the No-Till drills can reduce erosion up to 95 percent compared with conventional plowing, disking and harrowing for seedbed preparation. Many farmers have achieved higher yields using conservation tillage.

Equipment Operations Procedures and Guidelines !
The Gooding SCD adopted the following operation procedures for the rental of No-Till equipment
No-till drill available at a minimum charge to be operated by the landowner.
Acreage planted is determined by a meter on the planter and charges will be made accordingly
The landowner is responsible for having seed available at the planting site at the time specified by the custodian.
Rental agreement which includes charge for operation and maintenance of equipment must be signed before work can begin.
Seeds will be planted at rate desired by the landowner. The Gooding SCD and custodians are not responsible for germination of seed planted or stand loss.
The lessee is responsible for damage to equipment that is not deemed by the District as regular wear.
Contact the Gooding SCD for equipment availability in your county or call the numbers below.

Please Contact the Gooding Soil Conservation District or Barbara @
Tel: 208-944-3655 Cell: 208-731-1260