This year’s late, damp spring set the stage for irregular strips of stunted corn six rows wide that correspond to each pass of the tractor that pulled the planter. Pinch-row compaction is the culprit, ...

When you look at the walk-behind compactors in your fleet, chances are you don't think of them as precise scientific instruments. Yet, soil compaction is a science and it requires a certain degree of ...

Question: Our two neighboring operations are looking at purchasing a new corn planter and/or a new bean planter together to take advantage of some economies of scale. The corn planter would probably ...

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