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Precision Planting for Row Crops

Precision Planting for Row Crops. By: Kevin Waldschmidt. Precision Agriculture. Anything that maximizes an agricultural producers profitability Does not require a computer and wiring. Objectives:. Achieve a greater level of precision when planting row crops by updating your current planter

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Precision Planting for Row Crops

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  1. Precision Planting for Row Crops By: Kevin Waldschmidt

  2. Precision Agriculture • Anything that maximizes an agricultural producers profitability • Does not require a computer and wiring

  3. Objectives: • Achieve a greater level of precision when planting row crops by updating your current planter • Increase yield • Maximize profit

  4. How to Meet Objectives? • Level the Planter • Check Bushings • Replace Kinked or Rusted Chains • Change Worn Seed Tubes • Use Keeton Seed Firmers • Equip with Walking Gauge Wheels • Swap Spoked Closing Wheels for Smooth • Replace Disc Blades When they Fall Below Factory Specifications • Replace Down Pressure Springs with Airbags • Ensure Planter Monitor is Fully Functional • Calibrate • Watch Your Speed

  5. Level the Planter • Why? • Trash wheels too deep, closing wheels too shallow • Seed tube angle • How? • Adjust drawbar height • Benefit? • Better emergence

  6. Check Bushings • Why? • Increased row unit bounce → Seed bounce • How? • Wiggle row unit up & down & side to side • Benefit? • Reduce skips and doubles

  7. What is a Skip, Double? • Skip • When a seed is not planted causing wasted space • Double • When two seeds are planted side by side causing increased competition

  8. Replace Kinked or Rusted Chains • Why? • Disrupts metering • Benefit? • Minimize skips and doubles

  9. Change Worn Seed Tubes • Why? • Dog ear projection • Benefit? • Reduce skips and doubles

  10. Use Keeton Seed Firmers • Why? • Improve seed to soil contact • Increase depth control • Benefit? • Uniform germination • Six bushels / acre

  11. Equip with Walking Gauge Wheels • Why? • To follow the ground contour • Benefit? • Enhanced seed placement

  12. Swap Spoked Closing Wheels for Smooth • Why? • Loose dirt is placed on furrow • Less compaction • Earlier entry after rain • Benefit? • Quicker emergence • Increase planting window

  13. Replace Disc Blades When they Fall Below Factory Specifications • Why? • Cause uneven seed depth • Poor penetration • Benefit? • Improved depth control → uniform germination

  14. Replace Down Pressure Springs with Airbags • Why? • Adjust for: • differences in seed box weight • Soil moisture content • Soil types • Benefit? • Improve germination • Improve root growth (allow growth outside of furrow)

  15. Ensure Planter Monitor is Fully Functional • Why? • Notification of seeding error • Eliminate guess work • How? • Make sure all row unit lights come on at the end of each pass signaling that no seed is falling through the seed tubes. • Benefit? • Confidence in seeding rate • Reduces risk of costly errors

  16. Calibrate • Why? • Ensure proper seeding rate • How? • Drive a few feet and confirm that the number of seeds that fell in a foot is near your targeted rate. • Benefit? • Provides the intended population of seeds • Seeding too thick or too light can reduce yield

  17. Watch Your Speed • Why? • Higher speeds increase row unit bounce → skips and doubles • What speed? • Refer to owners manual for recommended speeds • Benefit? • Enhanced seed placement • Larger profit

  18. After Making these 12 Improvements: • Achieve a greater level of precision when planting row crops • Increase yield • Maximize profit

  19. Sources • www.exapta.com • www.precisionplanting.com • http://www.jddealer.deere.com/DeereFiles/RegionNA/LargeImages/Planting/Planter-1780FF-I19590.jpg

  20. Questions or Comments?

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