Evaluation of Different Tillage Systems for Peanut Production

This report describes third and final year results of a study to compare three strip tillage implements across single and twin row patterns with and without a cover crop during the 2014 crop year in Headland, AL. The KMC and Orthman tillage implement maintained the highest surface residue levels, regardless of cover crop level, while twin rows produced numerically more surface cover compared to single rows, although the differences were not significant. When averaged over all treatments, twin rows were superior to single rows, but the cover crop did appear to depress yields compared to fallow plots, particularly in twin rows.