With all the advanced planting technology available today, numerous planting metrics including population, singulation, and spacing quality can be displayed and mapped simultaneously on the planter displays, also commonly referred to as seed monitors. In precision ag, planting data is gaining more interest recently as it can provide valuable insights into planter performance in the…Continue Reading Tips for Collecting Quality Planting Data
12-Point Checklist to Ensure Your Planter is Ready for the Field
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
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
Ag Data Management Software – Features and Few Options
Various digital and in-field technologies utilized in agriculture today are collecting volumes of data for each field throughout the year. This data can be used anywhere from assessing machine performance to scouting fields for making in-season crop management decisions to analyzing yield trends across the fields to maximize overall farm productivity and profitability. Given the…Continue Reading Ag Data Management Software – Features and Few Options