No-till drills are a tool to support conservation tillage. Farmers intentionally leave residue from the previous year’s crop on the soil surface and then use the specialized no-till drill planter to cut through residue and establish seed for their new crop with minimal soil disturbance.

A fully refundable $250.00 deposit is required, and the rental rate is $5.00/acre ($20.00 minimum).
You will need a tractor with a 3-point hitch and least 45 horsepower.
The drill can be transported behind a pick-up truck with a 2-inch ball hitch.

Conservation tillage is a strategy and farming technique for establishing crops in the previous crop’s residues. These residues are intentionally left on the soil surface from the previous year. Effective conservation tillage will help battle soil erosion and has a number of other important benefits over regular conventional tillage, including:
- Improved water conservation
- Reduced fuel consumption
- Added planting and harvesting flexibility
- Reduced labor requirements
- Improved soil tilth

Conservation tillage can also improve overall air quality by reducing air pollution caused by dust and diesel emissions, because only half as many passes are needed when strip-tilling a field.

We partner with Spokane Conservation District to offer a Direct Seed Loan Program makes it easy for you to switch to direct seed and no-tillage operations as we offer low-interest loans to producers for major agricultural equipment purchases that:
- Aid in the direct placement of seed and/or fertilizers in one or two passes
- Aid in the removal or management of residue