Benefits of a Two-wheel Tractor Two-wheel tractors can be a valuable addition to any mid-size property. Learn what they're capable of in these videos.
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Benefits of a Two-wheel Tractor
1. Digging a Micro-Swale with the Rotary Plow
Capture more rainfall using micro-swales like these, dug on this surveyed plot using a two-wheeled tractor. This water-mitigation strategy is ideal for farming in tight spaces. Johnny Appleseed Organic is a sustainable living development near Folkston, GA, where they are pioneering the next step in the organic food revolution. Combining best practices from permaculture, syntropic planting and regenerative agriculture, they are creating a new way to grow great-tasting, healthy produce while simultaneously improving the environment. Learn more about Johnny Appleseed Organic.
Joshua Anderson
Joshua Anderson Johnny Appleseed Organic
Benefits of a Two-wheel Tractor
2. Power Composting with a Flail Mower
In this installment, Joshua Andersen of Johnny Appleseed Organic demonstrates power-composting the farm's hearty Coker oat grass with a flail mower.
Joshua Anderson
Joshua Anderson Johnny Appleseed Organic
Benefits of a Two-wheel Tractor
3. Digging Mini-Swales with a Subsoiler
Joshua Anderson of Johnny Appleseed Organic prepares a future Mayhaw Grove by digging mini-swales , or foot-long deep channels, along contour lines of the pre-surveyed landscape. The channels are used to spread, sink, and store water for subsequent use. He uses the subsoiler attachment on his BCS two-wheel tractor.
Joshua Anderson
Joshua Anderson Johnny Appleseed Organic
Benefits of a Two-wheel Tractor
4. Cleaning, Widening, and Deepening Paths with a Power Ridger
In this installment, Joshua uses the power ridger attachment on the BCS two-wheel tractor to re-bed the paths in between crop rows, cleaning them up, widening them, and deepening them. He also uses the subsoiler attachment to develop concave beds to drive water to deeper subsoils more quickly and efficiently.
Joshua Anderson
Joshua Anderson Johnny Appleseed Organic