We’re excited to undergo a new study regarding corn plant emergence and yield loss this growing season. Uniform plant emergence is very important to final yield. Plants that emerge even a day later than their neighbors are out competed for light and water and either make a significantly smaller ear or no ear at all. […]
Category Archives: P&C News
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Mar
Mar
Go to the field this spring ready to spring into action with our refresher courses. For most of us it has been almost a year since we turned on our planter monitor, and several months since using our auto steer. Some people are going to the field with a new display or equipment that they […]
08
Mar
Mar
Left alone, your meter will rob your yield with skips and doubles. MeterMax calibration adds harvestable ears to maximize yield. Testing your meters on our MeterMax test stand can dramatically improve the spacing accuracy of your planter. Eliminating the skips and doubles, you will increase ear counts, reduce barren stalks, and increase yields. To get […]
08
Mar
Mar
Are you looking to increase your yields but decrease your input costs? Did you know your corn uses almost 75% of its overall N needs after V10? If it runs out after pollination, growth will shut down, ears will be shorter, and grain fill will suffer. Avoid the risk of losing your N early with […]
08
Mar
Mar
We have partnered with A-M-E to offer you the planter you want and need. You can order the custom built planter from us, beginning to end exactly how you want it equipped. No expensive extra parts to buy that you won’t use. No dealing with multiple companies to try and coordinate the purchase, delivery, installation, […]
08
Mar
Mar
Most of the industry was shocked in October when Monsanto announced they were selling the hardware business Precision Planting to John Deere. I was surprised, but not shocked. I knew right along that Monsanto was not interested in owning Precision Planting long term. They had bought it from Gregg Sauder two years earlier as a […]
08
Mar
Mar
Every year I look forward to spring. Spring is a clean slate, another chance to make the most of our opportunities. As we get ready to head to the field this spring, I am reminded that we only get so many chances in life to put in another crop. Most guys get 40 or so […]