A precision ag perspective for planter prep

Apr 26, 2023
Apr 26, 2023

Setting your planter up for proper planting of corn and soybeans can improve germination uniformity.
Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture

Facebook
Twitter
Bluesky
WhatsApp
SMS
Email
Print
Save

Editor’s note: The following was written by Ali Mirzakhani Nafchi, assistant professor and South Dakota State University Extension precision agriculture specialist, for the university’s website April 14.

kAm!=2??:?8 7@C J@FC 72C> 2?5 AC6A2C:?8 J@FC 6BF:A>6?E :D E96 H2J E@ DF446DD] !C6A2C2E:@? H:== 96=A D2G6 E:>6[ C65F46 F?6IA64E65 4@DED 2?5 :?4C62D6 J@FC AC@7:E23:=:EJ 2?5 D276EJ]k^Am

kAm!=2?E:?8 E:>6 :D FA@? FD :? >F49 @7 E96 |:5H6DE] $6EE:?8 J@FC A=2?E6C FA 7@C AC@A6C A=2?E:?8 @7 4@C? 2?5 D@J362?D 42? :>AC@G6 86C>:?2E:@? F?:7@C>:EJ] pD J@F DE2CE J@FC A=2?E:?8 AC6A2C2E:@?[ 4@?D:56C E96 7@==@H:?8 E:AD E92E >2J 96=A J@FC A=2?E:?8 @A6C2E:@?D]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m{6G6= E96 A=2?E6Ck^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm%96 A=2?E6C E@@=32C ?665D E@ 36 =6G6=65] %96 A=2?E6C 2?5 E96 C@H F?:ED >FDE 36 A2C2==6= E@ E96 8C@F?5] &D6 2 =6G6= @?=J :7 E96 8C@F?5 :D =6G6=j :? 7:6=5 4@?5:E:@?D H:E9 D=@A6[ 5@ ?@E FD6 2 =6G6=]k^Am

kAm$FAA@D6 E96 9:E49 WE96 A=2?E6C 7C@?EX :D =@H6C E92? E96 AC@A6C =6G6= A@D:E:@?] x? E92E 42D6[ E96 C@H F?:ED H:== 36 :? 2 5@H?H2C5[ @C 5@H?9:== ?@D6 A@D:E:@?[ 42FD:?8 E96 5:D4 @A6?6CD — C2E96C E92? 4FEE:?8 E96 D@:= 2?5 E96 C6D:5F6 — E@ AFD9[ @C A=@H E96 D@:=[ 2?5 :?4C62D:?8 7F6= 4@?DF>AE:@?]k^Am

kAm$FAA@D6 E96 9:E49 :D 9:896C E92? E96 =6G6= A@D:E:@?] x? E92E 42D6[ E96 C@H F?:ED H:== 36 :? 2? FAC:89E ?@D6 A@D:E:@?[ C6DF=E:?8 :? D665D 36:?8 5C@AA65 9:896C :? E96 D665 EC6?49[ 2?5 E96 D665 7:C>6CD 2E E96 324< @7 C@H F?:ED >2J AFE @? >@C6 5@H?7@C46 2?5 >2<6 E96 D@:= 2C@F?5 E96 D665D 92C56C E92? 6IA64E65]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8ms6AE9 U2>Aj 5@H? AC6DDFC6k^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm%96 56AE9 25;FDE>6?E =:?<286D ?665 E@ 36 4964<65 7@C H62C 2?5 7F?4E:@?[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 56AE9 25;FDE>6?E 92?5=6[ 56AE9 DE@A 2?5 82F86 H966= 2C>D]k^Am

kAmp5;FDE 5@H? AC6DDFC6] r964< J@FC @A6C2E@C’D >2?F2= E@ 6?DFC6 E96 5@H?7@C46 :D 6?@F89j 9:896C 5@H? AC6DDFC6 42? :?4C62D6 E96 A=2?E:?8 56AE9 :? 5C:6C 4@?5:E:@?D] x? H6E D@:=[ =6DD 5@H? AC6DDFC6 H:== C65F46 E96 4@>A24E65 =2J6C 2C@F?5 E96 D665D] x7 E96C6 :D ?@E 6?@F89 5@H? AC6DDFC6[ E96 H6:89E @? E96 82F86 H966=D 42??@E 4@?EC@= E96 D665 56AE9]k^Am

kAm%@ 4964< 5@H? AC6DDFC6[ AF== E96 A=2?E6C :?E@ E96 7:6=5 H:E9 2 BF2CE6C\7F== D665 9@AA6C E@ 6?DFC6 E96 5@H? AC6DDFC6 :D 6?@F89 H96? E96 A=2?E6C :D 6>AEJ]k^Am

kAms@H? AC6DDFC6 @? 2 A?6F>2E:4 2?5 9J5C2F=:4 DJDE6> 42? 36 25;FDE65 7C@> E96 423[ H9:=6 @? 2 DAC:?8 DJDE6>[ :E 42? 36 25;FDE65 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 @H?6CVD >2?F2=]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m|6E6C 5C:G6 DJDE6>k^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAmpD E96 962CE @7 E96 A=2?E6C[ E96 D665 >6E6C:?8 >6492?:D> ?665D E@ CF? 2E 2 9:89 =6G6= @7 244FC24J[ 2?5 E96 H@C? 4@>A@?6?ED ?665 E@ 36 C6A=2465 E@ >2:?E2:? E96 9:896DE 244FC24J]k^Am

kAmr964< E96 5C:G6 DJDE6> @? E96 A=2?E6C] ~? E96 8C@F?5 5C:G6 DJDE6>[ >2<6 DFC6 E96 E:C6D[ E96 4@?E24E 5C:G6 2?5 E96 362C:?8D 2C6 :? 8@@5 H@C<:?8 4@?5:E:@?j @? 9J5C2F=:4 @C 6=64EC:42= 5C:G6 A=2?E6CD[ 6?DFC6 E96 9J5C2F=:4 2?5 6=64EC:42= >@E@CD 2C6 7F?4E:@?:?8 H6==]k^Am

People are also reading…

Dairy era ends in sadness
System continues to protect calf health, ranch profitability
Plant soybeans early, Below says
Lifelong cowboy continues team roping career at 87
Seasonal supply squeeze drives sheep, goat prices
Producers urged to implement strong identification processes to safeguard cow herd
Rooted in dairy, driven by data
Cattlemen answer the call with hay convoy to wildfire-stricken Nebraska
EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS
Factors drive increase in pigs per litter
Get better hay, returns with small changes
Laws restrict foreign land owners
Unexpected discovery leads to potential pollination control mechanism
Pollinators exhibit interesting 'bee-havior'
We’re springing into April

kAmr964< E96 EC2?D>:DD:@?D 2?5 2== 5C:G6 492:?D] |2<6 DFC6 E96 E6?D:@?6CD 2C6 H@C<:?8 AC@A6C=J 2?5 492:?D 92G6 ?@ <:?<D[ >@G6 7C66=J[ 2?5 2C6 2AAC@AC:2E6=J =F3C:42E65]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m!2C2==6= 2C> 3FD9:?8Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm%96 A2C2==6= 2C> =:?<286D @7 E96 C@H F?:ED 2C6 E@ >2:?E2:? F?:7@C> 2?5 D>@@E9 >@G6>6?E @7 E96 F?:ED 2EE24965 E@ E96 E@@=32C] (@C? 3FD9:?8D @C 52>2865 =:?<286D 42? 42FD6 ?@?\F?:7@C>:EJ :? D665 DA24:?8]k^Am

kAm%96 A2C2==6= 2C>D ?665 E@ 36 4964<65 7@C G6CE:42= 2?5 9@C:K@?E2= C@H F?:E >@G6>6?E] r964< E96 C@H F?:E’D A2C2==6= =:?<286D 2?5 3FD9:?8 H62C H:E9:? E96 3FD9:?8D[ AFD9:?8 FA E96 324< @7 E96 C@H F?:E E@ D66 :7 E96C6 :D 6I46DD:G6 >@G6>6?E @C :7 E96C6 :D ?@ H62C @? E96 3FD9:?8D]k^Am

kAmt?DFC6 2== 4@??64E:?8 3@=ED 2C6 E@CBF65 AC@A6C=J] x7 E96J 2C6 ?@E 4@CC64E=J E@CBF65[ E96 C@H F?:E >2J “492EE6C” 5FC:?8 A=2?E:?8[ 42FD:?8 D665 DA24:?8 E@ 36 4@>AC@>:D65 5F6 E@ 5C@A EF36 >@G6>6?E]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8ms:D< @A6?6CDk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm%96 D665 EF36D 2?5 5:D< @A6?6CD 4C62E6 E96 EC6?49 H96C6 D665D 2C6 A=2465] r964< 7@C 3=256 H62C 2?5 362C:?8 H62C] #6>@G6 E96 82F86 H966= 2?5 3=256 E@ 6?DFC6 E96:C 362C:?8D 2C6 E:89Ej 367@C6 2DD6>3=:?8 E96 3=256 324< @? E96 9F3[ FD6 2 E2A6 >62DFC6 24C@DD E96 324< 7246] x7 E96 3=256 5:2>6E6C :D F?56C `c]d :?496D[ E92E 3=256 2?5 E96 46?E6C D4C2A6C 36EH66? E96 3=256D ?665D E@ 36 C6A=2465]k^Am

kAm%96 D665 7:C>6CD ?665 E@ 36 4964<65 7@C H62C 2?5 4C24<D E@ >2:?E2:? E96 D665 A=246>6?E E@ E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 EC6?49 2?5 :>AC@G6 86C>:?2E:@? F?:7@C>:EJ] $665 EF36D 8F:56 E96 D665D E@ 36 A=2465 23@FE a :?496D 566A[ DEC2:89E 2E E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 EC6?49[ @A6?65 3J E96 5@F3=6 5:D4 @A6?6CD[ 2?5 A24<65 H:E9 E96 4=@D:?8 H966=D E@ 8:G6 8@@5 D665\E@\D@:= 4@?E24E]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m$665 EF36 U2>Aj 7:C>6Ck^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm%96 D665 EF36D 2?5 E96 D665 7:C>6CD ?665 E@ 36 4964<65 7@C H62C 2?5 4C24<D E@ >2:?E2:? E96 D665 A=246>6?E E@ E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 EC6?49 2?5 :>AC@G6 E96 86C>:?2E:@? F?:7@C>:EJ] $665 EF36D 8F:56 E96 D665D E@ 36 A=2465 2E E96 56D:C65 56AE9 2E E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 EC6?49]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mr=@D:?8 H966=D DA24:?8k^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAmp7E6C D665 A=246>6?E :? E96 EC6?49[ :E :D :>A@CE2?E E@ >2:?E2:? 8@@5 D665\E@\D@:= 4@?E24E FD:?8 4=@D:?8 H966=D H:E9 @AE:>F> 25;FDE>6?E] %96 82A 36EH66? H966=D H:56C E92? a]d :?496D 7C@> E96 3@EE@> 46?E6C E@ E96 3@EE@> 46?E6C >2J =62G6 2? @A6? EC6?49] p 82A @7 =6DD E92? a :?496D 36EH66? H966=D >2J 7@C46 E96 D:56H2==D @7 E96 EC6?49 5@H?[ H9:49 42? 42FD6 2 56=2J :? 86C>:?2E:@?]k^Am

kAmx7 J@F 92G6 9:89 2>@F?ED @7 EC2D9[ J@F >2J 4@?D:56C 2CC2?8:?8 E96 4=@D:?8 H966=D :? 2 DE2886C65 A@D:E:@?[ C2E96C E92? 5:C64E=J 24C@DD 7C@> @?6 2?@E96C[ E@ :>AC@G6 EC2D9 7=@H E9C@F89 E96 4=@D:?8 H966= DJDE6>]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mv6?6C2= :E6>Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm|2<6 DFC6 E92E E96 A=2?E6C :D >6492?:42==J D@F?5] r964< E96 8C62D6 7:EE:?8D[ >2<6 DFC6 E96J 2== E2<6 8C62D6[ 2?5 ?@E9:?8 :D 36?E[ 4C24<65 @C 3C@<6?] x?DA64E E96 A=2?E6C H:C:?8 2?5 >2<6 DFC6 E96J 2C6 C@FE65 2?5 E:65 5@H? AC@A6C=J H:E9 ?@ 42E49 @C A:?49 A@:?ED]k^Am

kAmr964< 2== E96 3@=ED 2?5 4@??64E:@?D 2?5 6?DFC6 6G6CJE9:?8 :D H@C<:?8]k^Am

kAmr964< E96 76CE:=:K6C 9@AA6CD^E2?<D E@ 6?DFC6 E96C6 2C6 ?@ 4C24<D @C 9@=6D 2?5 E92E 2== =:5D 92G6 AC@A6C =2E496D] t?DFC6 2== E96 E:C6D @? E96 A=2?E6C 2C6 :?7=2E65 E@ E96 4@CC64E A@F?5D A6C DBF2C6 :?49[ 2?5 C64964< E96> C:89E 367@C6 J@F 8@ E@ E96 7:6=5]k^Am