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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Road Trip

I took a road trip to Patterson today.  Really not much to report on.  Fields are snow covered and there is lots of tillage done just like everywhere I have been this fall.

I know we have still not celebrated Christmas, but most people are looking ahead to spring planting season.  What are some things that might make a difference in the operation for the coming year?
1.  Some sort of autosteer.   If you are still manual steering, you could save a good bit of money just by not overlapping as much.
2.  Make sure you  have top quality planter parts.  Brushes, tubes, meters, etc.  Good accurate seed placement can make a big difference.
3. Row shutoffs.  If your planter is bigger than 4 row, row shutoffs will save on seed costs and help reduce endrow overlap.
4.  Nozzle shutoffs for your sprayer.  Cuts down on chemical waste and overlap.  It is a greener way to farm. 

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