Trench closer improves seedbed after tiling or pivot irrigator

Andrea Johnson
Feb 1, 2023
Feb 1, 2023

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Blu-Jet by Unverferth TrenchMaster drainage tile trench closer

Zane Erickson

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Andrea Johnson

Zane Erickson, a farm equipment dealer and strip-till farmer, needed an implement to close/prepare the seedbed following tiling.

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