Our SolutionThe
Cotton Shredder-Bedder System by Interstate Equipment & Manufacturing
Corporation is now available for all cotton farmers worldwide.
Conservation tillage with the Cotton Shredder-Bedder
restricts all wheel traffic to the furrow. This machine digs,
extracts, crushes and shreds the entire plant and root system! Plus,
it leaves the beds in an aerated condition. It's ideal for
double-row or wide-bed tillage systems.
Double-Row Configuration
- With the double-row system, you have a choice
of additional options in the type of bed preparation you want.
- You make only one pass to do several field
preparation functions.
- Reduced tillage with the Cotton Shredder-Bedder
saves soil, oil and toil.
With the optional re-bedding attachment, the Cotton
Shredder-Bedder can
reshape the old beds in the same pass for either multiple-row or wide-bed.
Mulching of the entire plant increases the organic matter available to the
next crop. Ruggedly built and simple in design, the Cotton Shredder-Bedder
has few moving parts.
Wide-Bed Configuration
- The raised wide-bed measures 60 inches (152.4cm)
or 80 inches (203.2cm) from furrow center to furrow center.
- Follow cotton with cotton or vegetable crops,
melons, grains or seed crops.
- Furrow, sprinkler or drip irrigation systems are
all compatible with the wide-bed.
- Wheel traffic control keeps all tire lanes in
the furrow and off the growing area.
Environmentally Supportive
This return to less tillage creates a more
sustainable environment in the soil where compaction is eliminated in the
growing area, allowing for better water penetration. Growers are able
to enter fields earlier to plant their next crop.
Pests Hate the Shredder-Bedder
The Cotton Shredder-Bedder passes all plowdown
regulations for cotton pests including Pink Bollworm. The
latest research shows that cultural practices are effective in reducing
pathogens such as root-knot nematode in cotton and vegetable crops.
The root systems of cotton plants should be uprooted and shredded, exposing
them to sunlight and air for better field sanitation. This helps
reduce the populations of nematodes by destroying their habitat.
Many pests and destructive organisms cannot survive after a thorough
destruction of the plant and root system.
What's in It for You:
- Do More with Less
- Lower input costs
- Save time, fuel and energy
- Reduce the need for large equipment
- Build up the topsoil
- Improve water infiltration
- Decrease soil compaction
- Improve soil tilth
- Boost microbial activity with bio-tillage
- Lower dust emissions
- Reduce machinery wear
- Save money
- Join the "green" agriculture revolution!
Now, complete cotton stalk and root disposal is
possible with the Cotton Shredder-Bedder by Interstate Equipment &
Manufacturing Corporation.
