With the 2022 planting season officially underway, we will start seeing more row-crop planters rolling in the fields in next few weeks. For growers to have a successful and stress-free planting season, it is important to make sure that planters are well maintained and ready to go before heading to the field. When it comes…Continue Reading 12-Point Checklist to Ensure Your Planter is Ready for the Field
Category: Machinery Systems
Proper Spreader Calibration is Important for Precision Fertilizer Applications
With start of another crop season, lime applications have begun across most of the state with dry pre-plant fertilizer to follow soon. Generally, we do not hear about fertilizer application issues that occur with broadcast spreaders until later in the crop season but this year is different because of the fertilizer costs. One of the…Continue Reading Proper Spreader Calibration is Important for Precision Fertilizer Applications
Consider Variable-Rate Application to Reduce Fertilizer Costs
The skyrocketing fertilizer prices has every grower thinking about where and how to reduce the fertilizer costs on their farm to remain profitable this year. In order to better manage fertilizer costs, more growers are looking at ways to be more efficient and cost effective with their inputs and applications. One of the ways where…Continue Reading Consider Variable-Rate Application to Reduce Fertilizer Costs
Peanut Harvest Equipment Considerations
Over the next few weeks, peanut harvest will be in full swing across most of the state. Along with proper timing consideration for digging peanuts, proper setup and operation of peanut harvest equipment is also an important consideration to minimize harvest losses and to ensure peak equipment performance and efficiency during harvest. Here are few…Continue Reading Peanut Harvest Equipment Considerations
2 Ways to Improve Fungicide Spray Coverage and Canopy Penetration
For peanut growers, timely and effective fungicide applications throughout the season are an important tool to manage and protect yield from diseases like white mold and leaf spot. Considering the recent rains and wet field conditions, peanut growers are likely already behind and may have missed few fungicide applications. Because of this, the importance of…Continue Reading 2 Ways to Improve Fungicide Spray Coverage and Canopy Penetration