Strip-till technology combined with seeding, is one of the most promising approaches in modern agronomy in conditions where it is necessary to manage soil moisture more effectively, minimise unnecessary disturbance of the soil profile and, at the same time, establish crops with a high degree of precision. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":650420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[819,1625,1666],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-650453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-us","category-agronomicke-en","category-matador-mo-2-en"],"acf":{"item-bg":false,"item-bg_kop\u00edrovat":false,"item-bg-mobile":false,"item-youtube":"","item-title":"","fixed-title":"","item-desc":"","item-mach-desc":"","item-mach-config":"","item-mach-down":"","item-align":false,"item-code":"","google-map":"","disable-header":false,"main-content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"section-news-title","item-title":"","item-content":"
In practice, its benefits are particularly evident when establishing winter rapeseed, which requires rapid and uniform initial development, a high-quality root system and good condition for entering the winter period. It is precisely in this regard that the BEDNAR MATADOR MO <\/strong>seed drill<\/a> offers a very interesting solution, as it combines strip tillage, planting, targeted fertiliser placement and the option of seeding a catch crop <\/strong>in a single pass.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"section-news-cols","item-cols":[{"item-title":"","item-title-h":"h3","item-photo":"https:\/\/www.bednar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aktuality\/2026\/all\/matador-mo-strip-till-seeding-results-from-markovice-1.jpg","item-content":"","item-photo-align":false,"item-content-color":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"section-news-title","item-title":"","item-content":" In Markovice, in Czech Republic<\/strong>, winter rapeseed was seeded in 2025 using the MATADOR MO seed drill into winter wheat stubble. The seedig rate was 2 kg\/ha <\/strong>(Lessing hybrid), with the main crop\u2019s mid rows seeded by a catch crop – broad beans – <\/strong>at a rate of 70 kg\/ha<\/strong>. The rapeseed was seeded at a row spacing of 37.5 cm<\/strong>. The machine\u2019s tine section enabled simultaneous zonal loosening to a depth of 20 cm, <\/strong>and TOP-PHOS 20P <\/strong>fertiliser was placed to the bottom of the loosened zone during seeding. Two rows of broad beans were simultaneously seeded in the mid row at a spacing of 12.5 cm<\/strong>. This combination clearly illustrates what strip-till, as performed by the MATADOR MO machine, entails in real field conditions. The soil is not tilled across the entire area, but only in precisely defined strips, where both mechanical soil preparation and the seeding and fertilisation of the main crop are concentrated.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"section-news-cols","item-cols":[{"item-title":"","item-title-h":"h3","item-photo":"https:\/\/www.bednar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aktuality\/2026\/all\/matador_mo_repka_s_pomocnou_plodinou_bobem_obecnym_fotorealisticky_bez_textu.jpg","item-content":"","item-photo-align":false,"item-content-color":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"section-news-title","item-title":"","item-content":" It is these interventions within the strip of the future row that constitutes one of the main agronomic advantages of strip-till technology. The soil between the rows remains largely undisturbed, which reduces moisture loss, lowers the risk of erosion and, at the same time, preserves biological activity in the soil. In the strip where the rapeseed plant develops, an environment is created with lower mechanical resistance, better aeration and a precisely placed nutrient. This is particularly important for rapeseed, which is sensitive to the quality of its establishment and, as early as autumn, determines future yield based on how quickly and deeply its root system establishes itself. Here, the MATADOR MO acts not merely as a seed drill<\/a>, but as a tool for the targeted shaping of the root zone.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"section-news-cols","item-cols":[{"item-title":"","item-title-h":"h3","item-photo":"https:\/\/www.bednar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aktuality\/2026\/all\/matador-mo-strip-till-seeding-results-from-markovice-2.jpg","item-content":"","item-photo-align":false,"item-content-color":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"section-news-title","item-title":"","item-content":"