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Precision Planting. Steven Snelson. Precision. Definition of precision- Webster’s defines precision as “the quality or state of being precise” They also state that “the degree of refinement with which an operation is performed or a measurement stated “. Planting. Definition of planting- - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Precision PlantingSteven Snelson
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Precision
Definition of precision-Webster’s defines precision
as “the quality or state of being precise”
They also state that “the degree of refinement with which an operation is performed or a measurement stated “
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Planting
Definition of planting-Webster’s defines
planting as “to put or set in the ground for growth”
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Precision Planting
Combining the two, I derive this definition of precision plantingThe quality or state of
precisely placing a seed in a medium such as the soil for growth.
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Early On
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More Modern
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Precision Planting Row Unit Breakdown Row Openers Seed Tubes and keetons Row Swath Control Precision Metering
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Precision Planting Row Unit Breakdown Row Openers Seed Tubes and keetons Row Swath Control Precision Metering
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Precision Planting
There are many modification that can be made to planters to make them more precise when it comes to seed placement
Row openers, press wheels, seed tubes, seed boxes, seed metering wheels, seed plates, keetons, and some type of furrow closing device all make up a single row unit.
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Precision Planting Row Unit Breakdown Row Openers Seed Tubes and keetons Row Swath Control Precision Metering
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Row OpenersRow openers clear trash, cover crops, residue,
out of the way of the seed placement device. They also break up the soil slightly to open a
trench for the seed to be placed in.The device shown below allows for more down
pressure to be put on the openers to allow for better opening of a furrow in no-till systems.
This device allows the openers to float along the soil surface
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Precision Planting Row Unit Breakdown Row Openers Seed Tubes and keetons Row Swath Control Precision Metering
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Seed Tubes and keetonsSeed Tubes keetons
Seed tubes deliver the seed from the box to the furrowKeetons press the seed against the bottom of the furrow so the seed gets good soil contact. They also can deliver starter fertilizer at low doses.
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Precision Planting Row Unit Breakdown Row Openers Seed Tubes and keetons Row Swath Control Precision Metering
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Row Swath ControlCan be used to stop double planting on end rowsControls individual row units16 row planter on 1100 acres->Total Seed Savings: 25 bags at
$200/bag $5000->Yield increase for swath control: 7000 bushels or $21000 in $3 corn market->One year payback was $26000 or $23 per acre (Precision Planting).
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Row Swatch ControlCan also be used in a variable
seeding situationWere soil types change,
different levels of plant populations can be implemented
Variable Seeding Using GISThis shows variable rates
being selected using GIS Soil Data and recommendations being applied.
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Row Swatch Control Relatively new hardware More adopted in high yielding corn
systems than other cropping systems
Has great potential to save producers money
A Purdue University / Farm Journal study analyzed Variable Rate versus a single population setting. The payback is illustrated as:•Total Acres in Study: 1,300•Yield Increase for Variable Rate: 15 bu /acreTotal Payback in $3 corn market: $45 / acre or $58,500 on 1,300 acres
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Precision Planting Row Unit Breakdown Row Openers Seed Tubes and keetons Row Swath Control Precision Metering
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Precision Metering Precision metering of seed is another part
of precision planting
If you can’t deliver the seed on a consistent basis everything else doesn’t matter
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Questions?