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Hard to believe that a single spring pass with a yetter strip freshener can do that.
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Question for those with speed tubes?
We are not satisfied with the spacing we are achieving and thats with an average speed of 5.6mph over the season. We also are seeing a lot of maintenance costs running them. There are only a few fields where we can go 7 mph.
We inspect meters and replace parts as needed. We always are getting 99.9% singulation but spacing does not seem accurate. This is 30 inch rows 28-34K population.
Has anyone gone to bullseye seed tubes and been happy?
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I should add that the speed tubes were completely rebuilt before this season.
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Farming Weird ND style.
4 rows of corn 4 rows of cover crop. Sprayed the residual over the corn and planted the alleys today.
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Ethanol plant has a bid again now that corn is cheaper. I thought they were out of room???
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I think we have one of our nicest soybean stands coming. Corn looks good too.
Great start to the year and the strip till looks really good.
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Day 15-17
We finished up all the planting on Sunday morning right before the rain.
Sprayed 1300 acres of sunflower and bean pre in a 24 hour window.
Now itβs time for some rest and rain.
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Ben Longlet πΊπΈπ½π± retweeted
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Iβm doing medicinal tillage not recreational
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Day 14
All custom corn acres are finished. Ended with a #farmweird plot testing different hybrids and seeding rates for alley crops, with cover crops in between.
Tons of dirt blowing. Dad can't ever remember it being this bad.
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Day 13
536 acres planted today of corn and soybeans.
Finished our farms corn and beans.
Have sunflowers and a few custom acres to finish up.
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Day 8 ended with a light rain.
Does anyone else carry corn and beans in their seed tender at the same time?
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Day 7
Neighbor seeded some cow chow, started to build a fence, and fired up the corn planter again.
It was 24 degrees this morning π₯Ά
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Day 5 and 6
Hauling corn, finding sticks, planting beans, and feeding a bottle calf.
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Day 4
Slow day waiting on warmer weather.
Everything that has liquid in it and could freeze is packed in the shop.
Had to drain the seed treater.
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Planting Day 3 -
Half day today after church. Started beans and making way for more corn acresπ
Progress
Corn 28%
Soybeans 13%
Sunflowers 0%
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