https://www.caswellfarmsricestrawstomping.com/home daily 1.0 2020-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585012561767-84AZPWBWMTLTZVGM7C3R/1st+stomper%282%29.jpg Home - The first stomper had humble beginnings — and countless times stuck in the mud. We’ve come a long way from our first designs and attempts to create the perfect stomper. There have been challenges and obstacles along the way, but hard work, dedication and belief in the idea allowed us to push past those challenges and build something that benefits our farm and the valley around it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585447276420-9OHOZLI1V90XWKEY5MP1/study%2Bstomper%2Bpic.jpg Home - Studies show the potential benefits. Our practices prove them.. Studies have outlined the benefits that using the “stomping” process can prepare rice farms to plant sooner, and utilize the most of nitrogen within the soil - all resulting in greater soil fertility. https://www.caswellfarmsricestrawstomping.com/creation daily 0.75 2020-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585858225244-IZQBG6JZ3Y8LQ2FKU14C/timeline1.jpg Creation - Our Milestones The creation of the stomper was built through hard work, experimentation, and a lot of patience. The timeline below illustrates some of the milestones and steps we took to reach the final, most effective design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1588082305262-KVLS3GO50Z0SZDBKY0FR/timeline2.jpg Creation - The First Design. We built steel wheels with straight angles to adapt to a John Deere 180 hp tractor that we had in the yard. We were given an opportunity to experiment on a local ranch consisting of 2000 acres. It took all winter to finish the job with trial and error getting stuck many times. We finally finished the stomping job and learned a lot to improve the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1588082275728-FL0AFH2TLAS1BC4LWW7M/timeline3.jpg Creation - Beginning the iterative process. After seeing areas for improvements, we began with the front roller - incorporating front wheel assist and the chevron pattern of the Stomper wheels that would be integral to our later designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585857092289-WZHOVKXMTLEYOPC25IJY/stomper+3+built+picture1.jpg Creation - Progression. Our second design worked great but the wheels were too enclosed, so when designing our third stomper, we opened up the wheels so water could flow better. We also built larger diameter wheels and changed the degree of angle irons in our chevron pattern. We created a different mechanism on the front wheel to alleviate some remaining problems in steering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585859943433-526V2IP18PN6RB2Z10RD/stomper%252B%2525234%252Bpicture.jpg Creation - Struggling. These tractors had their place in light soil, but we felt it wasn't heavy enough to do a good job when only one tractor was stomping. Thus, on the fourth iteration we decided to go back to straight angles to be more aggressive turning the rice straw and we placed these wheels on a John Deere 4960, yet still not perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585856630622-5JH1BVAERQ4F3INZ9U6P/stomper+2007+038.jpg Creation - Choosing the right tractor. The 4960 tractor had high maintenance issues due to the mechanical front end and the 3 point apparatus. Finally we created our final wheel design and trailer to be placed on a CASE 9380/9390 tractor. We chose this tractor because of the outboard planetarys for height and clearance, the Cummins motor, and a power shift transmission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1588082358658-0MGYO5GIU51B7O74CWDH/final%252Btimeline.jpg Creation - The final designs. In Stompers 6, 7, 8 and 9 we adapted the wheels and fine-tuned the pull roller to provide equal stomping in the field. When the technology for GPS driven tractors entered the farming world, we adapted the 9380's and 90's with the GPS guided system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585447100649-CZKTIEXTQT919WYGOV22/stomper+from+air.JPG Creation https://www.caswellfarmsricestrawstomping.com/research daily 0.75 2020-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585853140069-T552SQRAH4IILI86HTDU/from%2Bair%2Bstomp.jpg Research "Farm advisers and producers involved in the study have found winter flooding to be a viable, cost effective and environmentally beneficial method of solving the rice straw disposal problem.” — -Dr. Chris van Kessel, Dr. Willi Horwath: Managing Rice Straw https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585851112827-50NRO851A0MJ4XG9O7BZ/rice%2Bimpact%2Bgraphic%2B1.jpg Research https://www.caswellfarmsricestrawstomping.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2026-01-15 https://www.caswellfarmsricestrawstomping.com/about daily 0.75 2020-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1588081394673-N96XJJ7QULCKRVGX39RQ/harvest%2B2019.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1588081544663-TWTW9MXBQ0J8STWOWBP2/air%2B2%2Bstomp.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1588081646884-VC9N49L0L3KJP4ER86AJ/buttes%2Brice.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e783335fb856c5ea0c0248e/1585444106083-50JVVIIFEQ8WDN34F1MK/stomper+with+mitch.jpg About - Caswell Farms is family-owned and operated. 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The older 2012-2014 John Deere Cultivators seem to provide the best soil preparation. We utilize a John Deere 2210 46 foot cultivator with 200 pound trip on shank pulled by a 470 Row Quad to allow us to cover the ground in 3 passes, then on the final 4th pass we place the 4 Bar Spring Tynes into the ground creating a smooth furrowed seed bed in which we can apply fertilizer. This has allowed us to eliminate disking and landplaning and still maintain an average of 100 cwt dry per acre. https://www.caswellfarmsricestrawstomping.com/general-1 daily 0.75 2020-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5a514d65019f01a2cb2be5/1562685656804-Q9GBRN0NAL6DVNVQUCHS/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg General 1 - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. 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