No-till planter tips
Written by admin on May 13, 2011 – 8:16 pm -Jeff Caldwell, Successful Farming magazine. Cut through the residue, get the seed to the right depth and close up the seed-vee. These are all important to an effective no-till planter system. So, when you're getting your rig ready to plant, make sure you pay extra attention to the parts of your planter integral to these parts of the process, says University of Nebraska Extension ag engineer Paul Jasa. "Keeping these four items in mind, producers can evaluate the strengths or weaknesses of their planter and make any adjustments or changes necessary to make no-till successful," Jasa says in a university report. These adjustments include: • Maintain Sharp Openers Double-disk openers, if sharp and working properly, can cut through residue without... more
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This Year’s Planters are Smarter Than Ever
Written by admin on March 12, 2011 – 6:12 pm -This year's planters are smarter than ever. All major manufacturers offer sophisticated controllers that can change seeding rates on the go, monitor populations, and a lot more. Increasingly, these controllers use ISOBUS-compliant communications protocols. This allows them to be hooked directly to tractor monitors, avoiding the clutter and expense of an additional display. In 2009, with their latest controllers, Great Plains and John Deere join AGCO and Case IH in the ISOBUS revolution. Larger frame Major manufacturers haven't broken the 90-ft. barrier — yet. Industry rumors suggest that a 120-footer could be just around the corner. As manufacturers add new or upgraded 24-row and wider planters, the net effect is that the base of planters... more
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