Hey Y'all!
I'm dealing with an issue and I'm hoping there are some row crop farmers here that can enlighten me.
I'm new to farming. I grow specialty crops. I'm farming a 6% slope. After learning some lessons this past season, I'm changing things up. I'm growing root crops and one thing I didn't see coming was "Angle of Slide." I have to do a bunch of rototilling for the garlic. I had planned my rows pretty as can be on the contour as instructed by NRCS, not realizing the deformable earth was gonna leave my rear end sliding. I was crab-walking and playing heck trying to keep my implement inline without the front wheels running over my raised rows. I cover with straw mulch to help with erosion but I learned I need some down hill angle to empty the furrows. I'm re-planning the farm layout and need some advice how to minimize the angle of slide from some seasoned pros!
