Markesan, Wis. no-tiller Allan Brooks and planter specialist Kurt Williams discuss how the row-unit attachment choices for Brooks’ new custom planter — from the Harvest International row cleaners to the 100% accurate electric-drive high-speed seed meters and the finger-till closing wheels — lead to precision emergence and picket-fence stands of sweet corn.

Getting the right planting depth is supposed to be just a matter of setting the T-handle at the correct setting. But if the corresponding depth adjustment parts are worn, you may not be planting at the depth you thought you were. The Planter Maintenance series is brought to you by Precision Planting.

Check out the latest fertilizer and soil amendment products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Operator comfort, application quality, and machine uptime are focus of the new John Deere 400 and 600 series sprayers. The sprayers are equipped with See & Spray Select, which can help farmers reduce their non-residual, pre-emerge herbicide use by 77% on average by targeting and spraying only weeds on fallow ground.

Down force has become a hot topic over the last 10 years in precision agriculture. Why does it really matter? How does knowledge of your down force help you? The Planter Maintenance series is brought to you by Precision Planting.