Apr 13, 2020 | Ditcher, Tough Tillage Update
In 2019, record precipitation fell across the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley,1 and the soggy conditions are carrying into the 2020 planting season.2 That means now is the time to start cleaning roadside ditches and directing water away from your fields. In other...
Oct 10, 2019 | Folding Disc Harrow, Tough Tillage Update
As all farmers know, there’s no rest after harvest—as soon as the crops are in, it’s time to prep seedbeds for the next planting season. Fall fieldwork is key to generating good emergence and yield, so it’s important to get it right. Here’s a few reasons why AMCO’s...
Apr 22, 2019 | Tough Tillage Update
When you’re working in the field, productivity takes a hit every time you have to stop to replace a clogged disc bearing. Add that to your time in the shop relubricating, and you could be running into an efficiency problem. But there’s no way around it. Bearing...
Oct 17, 2018 | High-Clearance Bedding Hipper, Tough Tillage Update
In the Ag business, rain is a blessing … until it isn’t. Across the country, we’ve had a pretty soggy summer and fall. Some areas have gotten nearly three times their average rainfall.1 So, what can we growers do to keep our crops from drowning? One tried-and-true...
Jun 21, 2018 | Tough Tillage Update
For growers who live in regions with a lot of precipitation, terracing is critical for preventing erosion and conserving water and soil. In fact, it’s such an important practice that AMCO designed a plow specifically for terracing—the only one of its kind on the...
Feb 22, 2018 | Tough Tillage Update, Wheel Offset Harrow
Ask a group of farmers what they like to see in their equipment, and you’ll likely to hear two things: versatility and durability. Sure, we expect to see these qualities in large disc harrows…but what about smaller models? Are there any small discs on the market that...
