Getting Ready for Planting Season
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Collapse ▲Planting season may be two months away but there are issues that I can take care of now.
The first issue is getting the planter out or in the shop start checking everything from pressure wheels, hoses, coulters, planter boxes, and depth gauges. The main reason is to not be doing this at the last minute. If something needs to be replaced do it before you get into the field. The last few years I have seen corn on top of the ground that is a sign that the seed is not being dropped in the furrow, planting doubles or you cannot cut into the soil to create a good farrow.
One of the big issues I have seen is at the end of planting season there is corn or soybeans left in the planter. The seed swells or sprouts creating an obstruction going into next year when you are planting you notice in the spring nothing is coming up or no seed. Simple maintenance can save quite a bit of money and time. Make sure you are getting proper seed dropped do a test run make sure all seed tubes are working normally. Many planters get muddy in the spring so make sure you get the dirt/mud of the planter and make sure there is no plugging of the planter. Adjust planters for different fields; planters act differently in soils such as clay. Uniformity in seed emergence is critical in studies the University has done there can be a lot of money saved and more bushels to the acre on better uniformity. Remember day one plants on emergence always perform better than day three or four plants emerging. The difference can be as much as 50 bu per acre. So start preparing now get the little issues out of the way. Farmers cannot control the weather but there are issues that farmers can control that can save money and increase yield.