LAND CONSERVATION
Brent Tessmer, County Conservationist
Klayton Kree, Engineering Technician
Pamela Holz, Conservation Program Specialist
925 Donald St, Medford, WI 54451 | (P) 715.748.1469 | (F) 715.748.1415
NO-TILL DRILL
The Taylor County LCD has a 10-foot Great Plains No-Till Drill available for rent to encourage interseeding and establishment of pastures, use of cover crops and no-tilling crops to aid in soil conservation.
The Great Plains Drill is a heavy drill that requires a 70hp tractor. It has two seed boxes: one for legumes and small grass seeds, and one for larger grass seeds up to peas.
Rental fees include a $75 per farm annual fee plus $8 per acre. Landowners are typically allowed 2 working days at a time to use the drill, which the LCD will enforce during busy times.
Useful Links
Drill Operator Manual: https://www.greatplainsag.com/manuals/pdf/150-285m.pdf
Drill Seed Rate Charts: https://www.greatplainsag.com/manuals/pdf/150-287b.pdf
Other area counties with rental drills: https://www.goldensandsrcd.org/no-till-drill-rental
Programs & Links:
- LCD Main Page
- Animal Waste Storage
- Conservation Assistance
- Drinking Water & Well Testing Program
- Environmental Education
- Grazing Program
- Invasive Species Program
- Land & Water Resource Management Plan
- No-Till Drill Rental Program
- Nutrient Management
- Soil and Manure Testing
- Tree and Shrub Sale
- Wildlife Damage & Deer Donation Program