Doug Houser
A common theme for most of us during the winter months is to make decisions for which pieces of equipment to upgrade and which to do maintenance on before heading into the next growing season.
When it comes to your planter, whether you are considering purchasing a new planter or making...
Key Points
- Drone technology is commercially available to provide growers with another option for selective post-emergence herbicide applications.
- Iowa State University completed a field demonstration of weed mapping and an executable prescription on a...
...A few more farmers are switching to a high-speed planter when upgrading or trading planters. A few reasons they report for switching to the high-speed planter include:
The 2024 crop season is quickly approaching so this article will help you prepare your GPS monitor for the planting season. The ISU Extension and Outreach has a web-based guide that can be used either from a computer or smart phone using a web browser like Google Chrome. This web-based...
The spring planting season in Iowa is quickly approaching. Therefore, it is critical to prepare now and check a few items when starting each field. While it takes time to check these items, field research has shown that getting the correct gauge wheel pressure (downforce pressure) to help create...
The spring planting season in Iowa will start soon, so it is time to make a list of items to check and get completed before we go to the field. As we all know, planting the seed at the right time, right seed depth, and acceptable soil conditions is critical to giving the crop the best starting...