Oekosem® Rotor-Strip-Till System

The Machine for All-Year-Round Planting,

Seeding, Fertilizing and Corn Stubble Processing

 Saves Time, Money and Fuel  Reliably High Yields  Stops Erosion
Thanks to combining several work Thanks to a perfect seed bed as well Thanks to 60 % untilled surface you
steps in one machine you will be as water and heat retention in the avoid erosion and soil compaction
planting in one single untilled strips

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Reduces Costs and Secures Yields

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The Rotor-Strip-Till System Oekosem creates a perfect seedbed 0 Title Page: Row-rotavating and -planting
of corn into forage grasses in one pass.
for all row crops in one single pass. The untilled strips are pre-
1 With this soon to be patented tool, the
venting erosion and save water. Through fertilizing, sub-soiling, rotavating blades are fraying the corn
rotavating and seeding in one single pass you are saving time, stubble including the rootstocks.

money and preserve a high-yielding soil structure. 2 The corn stubble processing is highly ef-
fective and hits almost all stubble residue
and rootstocks within the rows.
In Switzerland the ploughless Rotor-Strip-Till System has been applied successfully
over the last 25 years. For instance: Despite increasing drought periods the yields 3 Sub-soiling tines with wide wing shares
have remained high thanks to the high water holding capacities in the no-till strips. are loosening the soil in depth and also
lift the soil into the rotavator.
Oekosem is effectively fighting water- and wind-based erosion thanks to strip-tillage.
Only 40 % of the overall surface are tilled while the remaining 60 % stay untilled. .

Water Conservation
In water conservation areas the tillage system Oekosem can effectively heighten the
retention potential of the soil through no-till strips which store and buffer nutrients as
well as filter pesticides. Also, Oekosem strip-till potentially reduces the necessity to
use pesticides in the first place.

Fighting European Corn Borer

After harvest, the Oekosem can be retrofitted to be used as corn stubble processing
tool. The soon to be patented tool is effectively fraying the corn stubble including the
rootstock so that the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) doesn't find any residue
that could be used for it's overwintering. At the same time, you can add the double-
row planter Baertschi Duo-Drill to the machine and plant a winter-hardy cover crop in
that one single pass. (See image 1, 2, 5, 7, 12)
Advantages
 Little to no soil erosion or soil capping thanks to no-till strips
Reliable system for high yields, especially with limited water resources
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30 - 50% cost savings thanks to fewer passes on the fields
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Long-term conservation of soil fertility through minimum tillage
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Improves the image of corn production towards critical
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 Simple and Successful System
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4 4 Combining work steps: Fertilizer is Oekosem is tilling 4, 6 or 8 rows simultaneously. The row spacing
fed from the front mounted tank and
incorporated with the Rotor-Strip-Til-
can be varied to 37.5, 50, 70 or 75 cm. The sub-soiling tines are
ler. The precision planter and the running in a depth of around 15-25 cm. The rotavator is incorpo-
micro-granulate-spreader are se-
mi-mounted to the back. rating any applied fertilizer into a depth of 7-15 cm and produces
a uniform and finely structured seedbed. The culti packer roller
secures tight soil to seed contact.
And this is how simple the ploughless Rotor-Strip-Till System really works: The soil in
the tilled strip is mixed with the applied fertilizer, finely crumbled and therewith prepa-
red for seeding. The sub-soiling tines which are fitted in between the rotavator knives
can be easily adjusted to the desired depth in which the soil is to be loosened. Within
the strip, the soil is lifted into the rotavator with the wide wing shares so that the soil is
settling back down a little after the rotavator has passed. This is to avoid any hard-pan-
ning through smearing of the rotavator. At the same time, this stimulates strong root
growth and a penetration of roots into even deep layers of the soil. For vegetable
producers there is a new option available: An actively powered leveling roller which
is planing the soil surface perfectly and leaves a very finely structured seedbed. At
last, the adjustable culti packer roller is delivering the right soil to seed contact. All of
this amounts to a perfect seedbed which is the best basis for strong root growth.
5 to 8 Work Steps Combined into One Single Pass
1. Spraying and Fertilizing 2. Loosening tine 3. Rotavator Blades 4. Leveling Roller 5.Culti Packer Roller 6. Seeding / Planting
Row-spraying Sub-soiling Incorporating and Seedbed preparation Soil to seed contact Precision planting, Doub-
Fertilizing below seed mixing (optional: sugar beet, le-row, Micro-granulate
vegetables) fertilizer

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Add-On or Front- Oekosem Rotor-Strip-Till Semi-Mounted or Solo

Mounted Tank

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 Experience with the Oekosem
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The Rotor-Strip-Till System was developed 25 years ago in Switzerland

and has ever since been improved and further developed based on the
experience of farming professionals that utilized it. An example: Nearly
40 % of the overall corn production in Switzerland is nowadays utilizing
this system. This does not come as a surprise: It delivers high yields
reliably, saves costs, and prevents soil compaction as well as water and
wind based erosion.
In every single row, precisely below the working depth of the rotavator, there is a sub-soiling
tine that is partially lifting the soil and therewith loosening it. The rotating rotavator blades are
tilling the first 7 to 15 cm of the soil, depending on the exact adjustment. They are incorpo-
rating the remaining plant residues into the soil. The soil gets aerated and a finely structured
seedbed is created.

Minimum Tillage, Optimal Soil Conservation and Maximum Yield

Subsoiling tines

Rotavator blades

Stops erosion and evaporation

High carrying capa- Heat and water

city of the soil Subsoiling exchange Subsoiling

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5 Row-rotavator with semi-mounted double You can acquire Oekosem in different designs, based on your
row planter Baertschi Duo-Drill. Example
needs:
here: Double-row planting of canola

6 Emergence in the field of canola double

Corn Production: One of the most important fields of action
rows. Next to it: The no-till strips.
Allows time for mowing of the previous (forage) crop in the spring.
7 Corn stubble processing unit with the
Stops erosion, allows for heat and water buffering.
roller crimper WecoCut from Baertschi
trailing behind. Especially applicable in production areas with a lot of slopes.
Reliably high yields also under extreme weather condition such as drought or heavy
rainfall.

Canola: Ideal if combined with the canola drill Baertschi Duo-Drill.

Thanks to double-row drilling: heavy tillering and better aeration.
Simultaneous sub-soiling for optimal root growth.
Living strips fix the volatile nitrogen in the soil over the winter month.
More light and stronger yields through better development of pods.

Sugar Beet: Oekosem-P with actively powered leveling roller (Image 8)

Perfect emergence rates through homogeneous and fine seedbed.
Planting in one single pass, therefore better utilization of early planting dates.
Good traction for harvesters without causing compaction thanks to green tramlines.
Better yields though high water-holding capacity of the no-till strips.

Cabbage, vegetables, strawberries, herbs and transplants generally

Especially advantageous in water conservation areas thanks to no-till strips.
Good traction for harvesters without causing compaction thanks to solid lanes.
Stops erosion, especially on hilly terrain.
High yields through high water holding capacity of the no-till strip

Beans and Soybean

Good traction for harvesters without causing compaction thanks to solid lanes.
More light and high yields thanks to fully filled pods .
Reliable yields also after heavy rain and drought.

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Planting with a Row-Rotavator: A Field Trial

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Extract from field trial results published on landwirt.com,

January 2014

Experimental site in Oberlimbach (Stmk) - Grain maize

Plough Reduced tillage Row-Rotavator
Dry matter 71.89% 73,82% 74,07%
Dry weight (86% TM) 7780 kg/ha 7840 kg/ha 7920 kg/ha
Relative to plough 100 % 101% 102 %

Experimental site in Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting (OÖ) - Grain maize

Plough Reduced tillage No-till Row-Rotavator
Dry matter 63.8% 64,6% 64,9% 63,9 %
Dry weight (86% TM) 8625 kg 8938 kg 6044 kg 9611 kg
Relative to plough 100 % 104 % 70 % 111%

Summary of the field trials

Through the good, in-depth soil structure and soil-loosening the corn root had
enough growing space available and the plant could develop accordingly. In contrast
to some of the the plough or reduced till variants, even after torrential rains in May,
the soil remained stable in the row-rotavator variants and no water was lost but

Oekosem, the All-Year-Round Equipment

Seeding Sugar beet, silage corn, grain maize, soybean, Winter hardy cover crop, canola,

February March April May June July August September October

Planting Vegetable, Herbs Strawberries, corn stubble processing

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Technical Facts and Options

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 8 New: Oekosem-P with actively powe- Oekosem can be delivered in different designs tailored to your
red leveling roller (in the center of the
machine) for a perfectly even, finely
specific needs:
crumbled surface for seeding sugar beet,
vegetables and canola Technical Facts
 9 New: Strip-Rotavator for 8 rows with a
row spacing of 37.50 cm suited for cano- Type 4R700 4R750 6R500 6R750 8R375
la, soybean and vegetables.
Number of Rows 4 4 6 6 8
10 Reliable and high yields thanks to high
Working Width 280 cm 300 cm 300 cm 450 cm 300 cm
water and heat holding capacity in the
no-till strips Row Spacing 70 cm 75 cm 50 cm 75 cm 37,5 cm
11 Result of the corn stubble fraying with Working Depth Subsoiler 20−35 cm 20−35 cm 20−35 cm 20−35 cm 20−35 cm
the soon to be patented stubble proces-
sing tool.
Working Depth Rotavator 7−15 cm 7−15 cm 7−15 cm 7−15 cm 7−15 cm

12 Back side: Corn stubble processing with Operational RPM 1000 U/min
the Oekosem combined with the double Power Requirements ab 104 kW/ab 140 PS
row planter Baertschi Duo-Drill for see-
ding a cover crop or green manure. 2015 Technical changes and product adaptation reserved

These options are available:

2 fertilizer tanks, 750 liter row-fertilizer-spreader
3-point hitch for your own planter
Precision planter and drill for corn and sugar beet
Double-row planter and drill Baertschi Duo-Drill for canola, soybean, etc.
Set of stubble processing tools for fighting the European Corn Borer with Oekosem
Mascar precision drill especially designed for Oekosem
Baertschi Duo-Drill can be upgraded with the modular system of Fobro weeding
technology

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days. The upcoming dates
can be found on our
webpage: baertschi.com

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