I'm impressed with how nice you take care of your tractors. You spend a LOT of money for that equipment so you have to take the time to keep it nice. A nice big heated shop helps also.
Great job on the RX Maps. You have a great process. Unfortunately, I farmed way back prior to the maps. I assume the source data comes from the combine yield computer. Not sure how to asked the question - how do you establish the frequency of yield data points and how do you consolidate the data into meaningful information to create the RX maps. As an example: I guess that you could predetermine the values for 4 yield zones. Then, how do you keep from having the zones so small and scattered that they are of no value. That is, you are continually entering and exiting different zones. Also, regardless of the zone size when you enter a different zone does the planter change the seed rate as needed for each row unit or the entire planter bar. Thanks for taking you time to make these videos. You provide a lot of valuable information.
This is kinda hard to answer in text so I might address it in a future video but basically the computer creates contours in the maps. The individual data points would be to small and variable so it groups it into larger zones. Our planter will change half width at a time so 20' sections and each side could be in a different zone.
Tractor looks nice. They keep saying that Apex isn't going to be supported anymore yet my operations center isn't ready to take over completely yet. How many hours on the 9510r?
Nathan, I am not a farmer. I have watched all of your vlogs. IMHO the quality of your videos took a giant leap forward once you started narrating them. I find the analytical content a valuable addition. Of the 25ish YT farmers that I follow you are the only one that shares this kind of information. Keep on posting! Map questions - When you were adding layers 2016, corn following wheat, was mostly green and quite a bit of blue showed up in the composite map. I think that you are using lower seed populations in what appears to be lower yielding ground and vice versa? Looking at the yearly maps that field has the potential to be mostly green/blue, so it seems that there are more variables in play other than seed population. I guess my ultimate question is how do you get every acre into the green/blue yield. Is that even possible. Is lower seed population a self fulfilling low yield scenario? Sorry, so many questions.
The scales on the individual yield maps are deceiving because they aren't all the same. On one map anything over 200 may be blue on another it may be anything over 240. The easy answer is change the scale but my approach to this is save inputs where we can and push the areas that can take it. Usually the lowest yielding areas are that way because of something we can't control ie. A tree line or wet spot or a sand hill that is always dry. Those spots will never yield with the productive areas so I cut the inputs and get what we can off of them. The high yielding zones have more potential and I think we could do even better so I make sure there are plenty of plants and plenty of fertilizer so that when we have good weather they aren't short anything. I want to push areas into the next zone so if the range in one zone is 150 to 180 I seed and fertilize for 180.
Have not done that yet. I think the combine is done but I haven't brought it home yet. My uncle was around last week and seemed like he might be interested in working on it this next week.
I notice you don’t have a track tractor on the farm . Do you like the articulate 4 wheel drive when it comes to compaction in the spring or do you think a track tractor would do better ?
We have big tires on that tractor so it's not too bad as far as compaction goes. I would like to get tracked row crop tractors to pull the planters with and I'm sure they're better and it would eliminate the pinch rows.
Border View Farms thanks appreciate it , we are looking for a 400 - 500 hp on the drawbar . Never had tracks before , our biggest tractor is a 8420 jd , looking to get bigger tillage tools and a bigger horse .
Enjoy your videos. The rubbing compound let you down big time. I feel for you, doing that much work for less than average results. As they say. You win some. You lose some.
Great mapping work. Not active in day to day anymore but appreciate the information.
Nathan , you take pride in your farm , the tractors look great . Nice job !
I had the same Publisher’s Clearing House call from Jamaica. Knew it was a scam when I heard roosters crowing in the background.
I'm impressed with how nice you take care of your tractors. You spend a LOT of money for that equipment so you have to take the time to keep it nice. A nice big heated shop helps also.
Good job on all the tractors. Thanks for rhe video.
Great job on the RX Maps. You have a great process. Unfortunately, I farmed way back prior to the maps. I assume the source data comes from the combine yield computer. Not sure how to asked the question - how do you establish the frequency of yield data points and how do you consolidate the data into meaningful information to create the RX maps. As an example: I guess that you could predetermine the values for 4 yield zones. Then, how do you keep from having the zones so small and scattered that they are of no value. That is, you are continually entering and exiting different zones. Also, regardless of the zone size when you enter a different zone does the planter change the seed rate as needed for each row unit or the entire planter bar. Thanks for taking you time to make these videos. You provide a lot of valuable information.
This is kinda hard to answer in text so I might address it in a future video but basically the computer creates contours in the maps. The individual data points would be to small and variable so it groups it into larger zones.
Our planter will change half width at a time so 20' sections and each side could be in a different zone.
Great machine !!
Tractor looks nice. They keep saying that Apex isn't going to be supported anymore yet my operations center isn't ready to take over completely yet. How many hours on the 9510r?
A little over 2,000
How many acres do you plan on planting in corn this year?
Nathan, I am not a farmer. I have watched all of your vlogs. IMHO the quality of your videos took a giant leap forward once you started narrating them. I find the analytical content a valuable addition. Of the 25ish YT farmers that I follow you are the only one that shares this kind of information. Keep on posting!
Map questions - When you were adding layers 2016, corn following wheat, was mostly green and quite a bit of blue showed up in the composite map. I think that you are using lower seed populations in what appears to be lower yielding ground and vice versa? Looking at the yearly maps that field has the potential to be mostly green/blue, so it seems that there are more variables in play other than seed population. I guess my ultimate question is how do you get every acre into the green/blue yield. Is that even possible. Is lower seed population a self fulfilling low yield scenario? Sorry, so many questions.
The scales on the individual yield maps are deceiving because they aren't all the same. On one map anything over 200 may be blue on another it may be anything over 240. The easy answer is change the scale but my approach to this is save inputs where we can and push the areas that can take it. Usually the lowest yielding areas are that way because of something we can't control ie. A tree line or wet spot or a sand hill that is always dry. Those spots will never yield with the productive areas so I cut the inputs and get what we can off of them. The high yielding zones have more potential and I think we could do even better so I make sure there are plenty of plants and plenty of fertilizer so that when we have good weather they aren't short anything. I want to push areas into the next zone so if the range in one zone is 150 to 180 I seed and fertilize for 180.
When are you fixing the exhaust manifold bolt? Or did you fix it and I missed it?
Have not done that yet. I think the combine is done but I haven't brought it home yet. My uncle was around last week and seemed like he might be interested in working on it this next week.
What is the reason you have to remove grease zerks when done? Why can you not run with those left in instead of plug?
Good question. I probably could leave them in. Deere likes to put plugs in spots they worry about over greasing.
I notice you don’t have a track tractor on the farm . Do you like the articulate 4 wheel drive when it comes to compaction in the spring or do you think a track tractor would do better ?
We have big tires on that tractor so it's not too bad as far as compaction goes. I would like to get tracked row crop tractors to pull the planters with and I'm sure they're better and it would eliminate the pinch rows.
Border View Farms thanks appreciate it , we are looking for a 400 - 500 hp on the drawbar . Never had tracks before , our biggest tractor is a 8420 jd , looking to get bigger tillage tools and a bigger horse .
Enjoy your videos. The rubbing compound let you down big time. I feel for you, doing that much work for less than average results. As they say. You win some. You lose some.