Jesse Haecker, Global Business Manager for Planting, Spraying & Nurture Business with John Deere showcases the company's new planter performance upgrade, FurrowVision. This new technology will allow growers to see exactly what is happening in the furrow without having to get out of the cab. The sensor employs lights, lasers and cameras to display a live feed of the furrow's seed depth and alert the farmer when it is not meeting their specifications. While currently in the validation and testing stage of development, FurrowVision is planned for limited availability as a kit as soon as 2024.

The new SmartDepth technology, now available through Precision Planting dealers, offers farmers increased precision for seed depth placement. SmartDepth uses a proprietary calibration process to ensure that every row unit is planting at the same depth, removing row-to- row variability.

Growth in the use of cover crops creates opportunities to examine seed blends for fall planting.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we welcome University of Nebraska Extension engineer Paul Jasa to discuss no-till planting equipment use in the Midwest in part one of a two-part podcast.

Earlier this month, about 170 people attended the Farming Evolution no-till conference in Holyoke, Colo., where attendees covered a number of topics related to no-till practices, cover cropping and soil health principles.

Seed should be placed deep enough to have access to adequate moisture, yet shallow enough to emerge as quickly as possible, says University of Minnesota Extension.