The Stand You Want We know that you want to have great-looking crop stands. In order to do that, you need a meter on your planter that never makes a mistake. The problem is, many meters need a certain seed size or quite a bit of adjustment to do a decent job, which makes you […]
A Common Problem Seeds don’t always land in the bottom of the trench where they belong. This can leave an air pocket underneath them, not allowing them to take up moisture as fast as they could. That leads to late germination and emergence, and finally, loss of yield. A Simple Solution Keeton Seed Firmers gently
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Get the Seed Environment Right While you are planting, you might dig a few seeds per field. More than likely you are only looking at a fraction of the seeds, and guessing that all of the ones you do not look at are ok. The rest of the seeds are left to cross our fingers and
Too Shallow, Too Deep, Just Right Many farmers believe that getting planting depth deep enough so each seed is in moisture is the proper way to set depth. While getting into moisture is important, there are tradeoffs to planting too deep or too shallow. If planted too shallow, seeds potentially are not in moisture and
After a While, I Stop Adjusting Them Rarely do we talk to a farmer who likes taking the time to adjust row cleaners, and many admittedly will let the row cleaners run incorrectly instead of taking the time to adjust them. This can be costly, as the residue is hair pinned against seeds or as
How Reveal is Different Reveal is frame-mounted, eliminating the negative effects that row unit-mounted row cleaners have on row unit ride and changing downforce requirements. Reveal has an internal gauge wheel, meaning that the depth of the cleaning tines is set from the cleaned soil only instead of soil+residue like traditional row cleaners. Reveal has independent adjustment of pressure and
The Struggle With Getting Seed Environment Right When the planter is finished with its pass, the seed should be in an environment where there is no evidence that the planter ever created a furrow, placed the seed, and closed the furrow. This environment should have no air pockets and be mellow so that as the
Environments in Your Fields Change As you plant your fields, you encounter changing environments. Soil types change, drainage changes, elevation changes, and with each of these changes, the amount of downforce needed changes. With springs or airbags, you are left guessing at the correct setting as well as having to remember to make the necessary
Variability–You Have It Is every area of your field the same? Is each row of your planter in the same environment, or are there differences? Variability in fields exists, from soil type to drainage to moisture, and plant variability exists simply because some rows are near tires and some are not. When setting a downforce
Data drives decisions Each step of the crop cycle must have accurate data to provide insights into what decisions should be made. Whether you’re stopping in the field to make a fix, evaluating your approach for the next pass, or choosing your purchases for next season, you need the right data for the job. When