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Whats the Deal With Pop Up Placement?

Jim Leverich
March 7, 2022

Question: Regarding the welded piece in the photograph on your CIH planter for pop-up: Can you explain the advantage of your system for where the pop-up is placed in relation to the seed vs. the standard pop-up application?

Answer: The fertilizer ends up under the seed rather than on the seed. This helps to prevent seed burn and reduced stands.

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Jim Leverich

No-Till Farmer's Conservation Ag Operator Fellow for 2022, Jim Leverich is a no-till farmer near Sparta, Wis. His 1,000 acre-farm has been in his family since 1864 and no-tilled since 1984. An innovator and educator, Leverich has 35-plus years of no-till and on-farm research experience, and possesses a deep, practical understanding of what makes no-till work. For his contributions while at the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service, Leverich was named the No-Till Innovator of the Year (Research & Education category) in 2006. A talented presenter and writer, Leverich was a regular guest columnist for No-Till Farmer in 2011 when it earned the Gold Medal as the nation’s top newsletter from the American Society of Business Press Editors.