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| We’ve run a land roller in long-term no-till for this exact reason, mainly to knock down the small ridges left by the sidedress bar and smooth things out for the combine.
It does help, but it’s not going to eliminate all the ridging if it’s significant. Works best if:
You catch it soon after sidedressing while the soil is still somewhat mellow.
You run on a warm afternoon when the top crust is soft.
You run at a slight angle to the ridges to help flatten them.
We’ve seen it make a noticeable difference on combine head bounce and ride comfort in the fall, especially in fields where we run an older knife bar that leaves small ridges. Won’t fix deep ridges from wet sidedressing, but it does take the sharp edges off.
If you already have a roller and the ground conditions are right, it’s worth doing if those ridges bug you at harvest. | |
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Land rolling to smooth out no-till.
