Cover Crop Seeders

Cover crop seeding is a popular and effective way to increase soil health, suppress weed growth, reduce soil erosion, reduce fertilizer costs and protect water supplies. Maximizing these benefits requires choosing the right method of cover crop seeding and the right equipment for the job.

Hiniker has the right cover crop seeding equipment systems for both broadcast and interseeding applications. Be sure to contact a Hiniker dealer for more information about cover crop seeders to find out which cover crop seeder is best for your needs.

Growers with shorter growing seasons, in cooler climates, may choose the “interseeding” method, which utilizes an inter row seeder. Hiniker offers 3-point-mounted, folding toolbars up to 40 feet in length (16 row 30 inches or 24 row 20 inches), along with toolbar-to-hopper mounting packages. These inter row seeder configurations allow for the precise placement of cover crops into standing corn crops in spring or early summer.

The Hiniker double disc openers feature 16-inch diameter discs, 12-inch diameter press wheels and easy adjustment of both seed depth and down pressure settings. Row units feature a generous 30 inches of under frame crop clearance and can be mounted in spacing as narrow as 7.5 inches. Row units can be mounted to existing toolbars from 4- through 7-inch sizes