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[Video] Deere's FurrowVision Brings Eyes of Operator into the Furrow

April 25, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

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.

Preventing Sidewall Compaction In Field Crops

May 9, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Michigan State University Extension

The planting delays and wet soil conditions will increase the potential for sidewall compaction to occur.

Take A Break, Check Your Planter

April 15, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

With today’s modern planting monitors, keeping tabs on planter performance is easier then ever before; however, it doesn’t hurt to take a break to do some double-checking.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Takes Less Inputs, Offers Higher Yields

Equipment use with no-till is so low that this Nebraska farmer doesn’t worry about higher fuel costs.

By Ed Neesen posted on July 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

A series of dry springs and a problem with potential carryover of a soybean herbicide back in the 1980s were the two primary incentives that drove us to try no-till.

No-Tilling More Accurately

The key is overcoming seed placement concerns, maintains this no-till inventor.

By Lynn Grooms posted on July 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

Paul Schaffert has been no-tilling for 27 years. Over the years, the Indianola, Neb., farmer has overcome several serious no-till concerns with plenty of farm shop engineering know-how.

Drill Modifications Fit Needs

These Washington no-tillers built their own no-till drill to direct seed steep slopes.

By Holly Gray posted on February 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment

To stop erosion on slopes as steep as 50 percent in the Skyrocket Hills near Prescott, Wash., Mike Thomas, Sr. and his son Mike, Jr., haven’t cultivated any ground since 1985.

Nightshade, Using Crown Vetch As a Cover Crop, Closing Wheels Among Popular No-Till Topics

Check out discussions among readers from our No-Till Farmer Web site: www.no-tillfarmer.com

By Holly Gray posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in Cover Crops

If you've got a question or have good advice for fellow no-tillers, check out the No-Till Farmer sponsored Web site at www.no-tillfarmer.com.

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