Advantages of Zero Tillage Seed Drill in No-till Farming

No-till farming is a very effective way of sowing crop seeds and mix fertilizer into the soil without tilling and ploughing it. A zero tillage or no till seed drills is the most effective agricultural machinery to place the seeds under the upper layer of the soil. The drill digs a hole at equal spaces into the ground maintaining proper spacing between plants. Here we have mentioned significant advantages of using no till seed drills in farming.

• It reduces soil erosion as it is in nature vulnerable to erosion caused by wind and water during rainy weather. A Zero tillage seed drill makes it resistant to erosion and helps when there is a lot of stalks, leaves, straw, pods, and chaff cover is required to be maintained on the surface to reduce erosion.
• The tilled soil becomes less compacted in comparison to the no till soil. Tilling the soil modifies its natural state entirely and can make it more vulnerable for heavy loads, such as the tractor wheel in tillage and also characteristically more vulnerable to compaction.
• In some cases soil tilling is also required for water infiltration and root growth but in case of heavy rains, tilled soil comes back together again and the tillage is needed again. This way tilling the soil again leads to more and more tillage, and the soil structure becomes worse. 
• When using no till seed drills or zero tillage planters, only single rounds are needed to sow seeds into the soil which is very less in comparison to general ploughing practices and saves the labor costs and time.  Easy and fast seeding process gets crops planted before the soil dries too much.
• Fewer rounds across the field are requires that saves fuel costs for a farmers.
• The use of Zero tillage Planters lets the plant residues on the soil surface, to help keep the soil moist and protects it against evaporation caused by wind or sun.
• In the no tilled soil, the plant residue decomposes naturally on and in its surface, the productivity of the soil increases naturally, making it nutrient rich and healthier. It also contributes to reduce the outbreaks of dangerous insects. Zero tillage farming helps storing the organic matter into the soil growing the productivity of the soil.