The Great Plains No-Till Drill is available to rent from the Rice SWCD to seed pasture, alfalfa, native prairie, cover crops, and more.
The Great Plains Drill is a 10ft pull type No-Till drill with 7.5-inch row spacings and is equipped with three seed boxes to drill a wide variety of seed including soybeans, native grasses and forbs, alfalfa, and many other species. The Great Plains drill fee is $100 for delivery, and $10 per acre seeded. An acre meter is positioned on the drill to record the number of seeded acres. It is recommended that a tractor with at least 70hp is used. The tractor will need to have one set of hydraulic remotes as well.
Contact the Rice SWCD today at 507-332-5408 to reserve the drill for your next conservation planting.