Lemken's Solitair DT combination tillage and seeding implement is new to the North American market and has been introduced to farmers at shows around Canada this summer.
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Lemken Solitair DT blends tillage and seeding
Combination unit wins award for environmental sustainability at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024
Water jet cuts through no-till residue
Susterre’s system makes enough of a cut that a planter’s seed placement system works better
Long-term use of no-till can be a challenge in high-residue crops, causing many farmers to undertake periodic tillage. A company with roots in Australia, Canada and now the U.S. has a solution: a jet of high-pressure water to carve open the soil so seed openers and placement technology can put the seed where it should […] Read more
New 5670 Series planters marketed by Kinze
New models and digital agreement for data integration signed with John Deere
Iowa-based Kinze Manufacturing in January announced the debut of its model 5670 line of pivot-fold, split-row planters, which it says offers more convenience and easy serviceability. The planters are available in 12/23-row and 16/31-row configurations that will work on both 15- and 30-inch row spacings. The pivot fold gives them a narrow width for road […] Read more
Can your farm make do with one planter?
It is possible to grow longer rotations with one planter, but it’s a challenge
Advances in technology and plant breeding make it possible to manage with just one planter, but it can be a challenge to maximize yields when doing so. Differences in soil types, region and row spacing from crop to crop are primary considerations. Most growers find the 7.5-inch row spacing in wheat to be the main […] Read more
Blurring the lines between planter and seed drill
Horsch has created a concept to bring the advantages of a planter to smaller-seeded crops
Is it a planter or a drill? If a concept machine created by Horsch eventually comes to the market, someone might have to invent a new category. “We’re trying to mix and trying to get the best of both worlds, which is a seed drill and a corn planter,” says Laurent Letzler, who manages Horsch […] Read more
Poor machinery maintenance defeats good tech
Most profit-killing problems that plague high-tech planters can be traced to simple, easily addressed mechanical issues
Glacier FarmMedia – Running new fancy planters is fun. Working on dirty, used ones is less fun. But huge problems can be avoided if farmers take time to ensure their equipment is set up the way it’s supposed to be. “If we don’t do good maintenance, it’s going to defeat that technology,” said Dustin Weinkauf […] Read more
Kinze planter bumps speed limit to 12 m.p.h.
The unit’s seed singulation ability ‘sounds like a machine gun,’ says Kinze representative
Glacier FarmMedia – Kinze’s 3505 True Speed high-speed planter is designed to provide accurate seed depth and singulation at speeds up to 12 m.p.h., which is about two m.p.h. faster than most other planters. But should anyone have confidence in a planter at that speed? The key to success is a combination of factors including […] Read more
Case IH upgrades planter control, widens dry applicator boom
Increased availability of ISOBUS makes it easier for farm implements to communicate
Glacier FarmMedia – The prevalence of ISOBUS implement control compatibility has grown significantly in the past decade. ISOBUS is a standardized digital format that allows tractors and implements of different brands to communicate with each other. Now most major brands have included at least some measure of that in their systems. This summer, Case IH […] Read more
When to buy new farm equipment
Costs compared to revenue should guide equipment decisions
Intuition and personal experience have a role to play when considering major equipment purchases, but farms should strive to have a machinery investment strategy based on quantifiable metrics. That was the advice of Travis Jansen on March 22, as he hosted a session for Agri-food Management Excellence (AME). Why it matters: Machinery purchases can represent […] Read more
Attention to detail keeps planters running precisely
Wear points can have an effect on many parts of planter operation
Careful planter maintenance can eliminate problems at the moment of seed placement that have to be corrected later at expense and with a loss of profits. “I’m not going to go out and replant one row because I identified on my planter that I had a row failing for the first 30 acres, the first […] Read more
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