The basic equipment you must have to be a “food plotter” is a disk harrow, a machine that will pull it (whether a garden tractor, ATV/UTV or a tractor), and some type of seed spreader, even if that’s only a handheld, hand-cranked spreader. With these, on a decent amount of ground, you can prepare the soil, spread the seed and have food plots.
There are implements outside these basic, minimal needs that aren’t absolutely necessary, but would greatly advance your success if you had them.
Here’s a look at some of them:
PLOWING: WHAT IS IT, AND WHY AND WHEN DO YOU DO IT?
Basic Moldboard Plow
The moldboard plow is designed to completely pull up the soil along with all of the weeds and other plants growing in it. The moldboard plow then turns the soil and buries the unnecessary weeds and other plants under the soil. The moldboard plow easily prepares most types of soil for planting. Modern plowing machines have up to seven moldboards for fast and efficient preparation of large tracts of land because it automatically forms furrows with ridges for proper drainage of the soil. The hydraulic system of the tractor controls the action of the plow.
Chisel Plow
The chisel plow prepares the soil for planting without as much disturbance of soil. This plow loosens soil, but unlike the moldboard plow it does
