Pretty cool giving students the opportunity to learn hands-on in the field. I like that you promote that stuff. Looks like a cool video I know you worked hard on this one
I've been wondering where Andrew has been on your videos....Great to see him and what he's up to. Amazing technology and awesome video!!! Thanks Ryan and Andrew...
Start the video with the all new stuff and at the end there is the old iron.....complete with Travis rolling a little coal!!! Technology sure has advanced
ryan i’ll be honest i haven’t been on youtube for quite some time now and i checked out your channel to be amazed by all the equipment you’ve demoed in recent times. i saw the title for this video and had to read that 7210r part again haha
Ahh, the ole “crick in the neck”. I know your pain. Great video. Thankyou. I really enjoy seeing the new technology at work. Andrew does a great job of explaining things. He must be very good in his job teaching students. Look forward to seeing the yield comparison between the two planters.
@Weaver Cattle Company True... and the "knowing how to use it" part is a constantly changing target... modern hybrids only last a few years and correlating all that data on population, moisture, temperature, nutrient availability, population, seeding depth, etc. and getting it ALL right is a tall order... Great "test plot" or "yield contest plot" technology but practical across thousands of acres, that's another matter. Then you gotta figure the cost-- sounds like just the fertilizer program he was describing there would be a couple hundred bucks an acre! That's not even figuring the cost of all that technology! What the "return on investment" on it?? Sure prices are up NOW but wait til corn is $3 a bushel again-- how long to pencil out then?? No sense growing more of it if it's not making you more money at the end of the year! I read about a meeting one time where the big cotton guru (researcher who's name escapes me ATM) said there was NO PHYSIOLOGICAL REASON why cotton couldn't be yielding FIVE BALES PER ACRE... I have to laugh at comments like that because, even if he's right, **IF** ~ALL~ cotton farmers were driven to produce those kinds of yields, we'd be SO up to our ears in surplus cotton that the price would collapse from 60 cents a pound to 6 cents a pound! SURE it can be done in test plots with *PERFECT* conditions maintained throughout, no stress, no disease, no bugs, etc. BUT spoon feeding and babying a crop that way across THOUSANDS of acres simply isn't possible. Even if it WAS, it would be SO EXPENSIVE to produce yields that high with all the extra inputs it would be a net cash loss at the end of the season EVEN WITH the higher yields, or breakeven... SO what's the point in doing it?? Yet, just like the "get big or get out" mantra of the 70's, now it's the "increase yields or get out" mantra... nevermind farmers producing themselves into the poor house NOW... LOL:) Later! OL J R :)
ngl i missed andrew. like i said in the pass. always nice to see him on the channel and listen to what he has to say about something and why youre doing it.
You and Travis have done a great job at setting up that 12 row planter. Even the big guys would have to say that. You both should be proud of your work. I will still be watching when you add another tractor and planter to your operation ; like the one Andrew is running now. You guys are always moving forward and it's fun to watch. Much success and thanks !ll
What a great video! I was really surprised by the difference in soil temps. I'd love to see the equivalent video of planting soybeans into corn ground - the difference in organic matter, etc. Great work and thank you for sharing your videos!
great video ryan looks like alot of work running that fancy screen i am really likeing the drone clips in every video you do brings out the video alot better i wish i can get a drone to make my videos alot better but maybe one day i can thunbs up and shared
@@tomnugent845 More weight to force the planter units into the ground... Those hydraulic downforce rigs don't do you much good if they just lift the carry tires of the planter frame off the ground and the planter units ride up too shallow in the ground anyway due to insufficient frame weight! OL J R :)
Absolutely amazing how far farming has come to be more science and computer controlled vs going out and kicking the soil to see moisture, looking up at the sky for cloud formations and opening up the Farmers Almanac for long range forecast. The CONs of this new equipment, when it doesn't work, a CPU or ECM failure, nothing is planting, no bypassing the computer unlike an old mechanical planter you can just keep going. What is the old saying, Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword?? Very cool though, very cool!
So after Travis took a rid with Andrew, I bet he said "I gotta get me this setup to plant!" and so did everyone else including us viewers! Those smart firmers are unreal.
I can’t wait to see that field when it comes up. That was a sweet setup. Looked like perfect conditions. If that doesn’t get you excited about no-till nothing will.
A lot of wheels,bearing ,hubs...they are Necessary at double disc Planting Head. Cross Sloat is a lot simple and Vetter emergance espacily on set ground
Definitely nothing like the old John deere 8 row 71 planter I learned on I didn't see any diggers on that planter I'd love seeing this planter in person
Diggers??? You mean sword openers?? Those were basically obsolete by the time the 71 Flexis came out LOL:) I had a 71 Flexi for a few years, but it had double-disk openers like modern planters. The BIG improvement of the 7000 series planters was going to the gauge wheels running right beside the disk openers, and going from little 10 inch (IIRC) disk openers on the Flexi's to 14 inch disk openers (which is pretty much standard now). Putting the gauge wheels right beside the disk openers means that the planter puts the seed in at a FAR more consistent depth, since the gauge wheels are basically on either side of the seed tube. The gauge wheels also help to clean the outside of the disk openers and lightly scrape them at the soil surface to prevent seed furrow "blowout" from soil sticking to the disks and being ripped up out of the ground as the disk openers roll. The 7000 series row units (which have been even more beefed up in later models) were much beefier and stronger and heavier, which gave those planters the ability to no-till reliably and still maintain planting depth in most conditions.... Flexi's and comparable IH, White, AC, etc planters of the time were simply too light on the row unit to cut into hard no-till ground back then reliably. The "V" closing wheels running directly behind the gauge wheels to press either side of the seed furrow in to collapse and firm it up around the seed was also a huge improvement, but closing wheels have really come a long way in the last 20 years as different designs have come along to crumble in the seed furrow walls instead of just 'smashing them closed" which in hard ground conditions or wet soil doesn't work well. Other add ons like residue wheels on front, no-till coulters running either on the tool bar or the row unit front, and various closing system options really work wonders nowadays. When I was still row cropping, I bought a 7100 Deere planter to replace our old "blackland" type planters we'd been using for decades-- those basically had a single gauge wheel running in front of a 'v sweep" to remove the top layers of dry soil, then a sword opener to place the seed from plate meters, and a pair of covering shovels about 4-5 inches on either side of the sword opener and slightly behind them to throw moist loose soil in over the seed. In our clay, we had to wait a couple hours or so and then roll the field to press down the soil over the seed, to give it time to dry out on top enough to prevent sticking. We sprayed our pre-emerge herbicide ahead of the roller. In 96 we lost our entire crop to drought, because it didn't rain for about 3 months after planting and the old planter lost all our soil moisture. The 7100 (3 point version of a 7000 Deere planter) was like night and day-- I retrofitted it with Kinze brush meters and Deere finger pickup hoppers (which they'll bolt directly to) to plant cotton, grain sorghum, and soybeans, in place of the old "domed peanut meters" (for planting peanuts) which fit plate-type bottoms that it had when I bought it... It planted like a sewing machine-- you set the transmission for whatever seed spacing/population you wanted, and that's EXACTLY what you got! Set the depth handles below the seed boxes to control the seed depth, and it was pretty much dialed in! Just did a beautiful job! Later! OL J R :)
Really nice set up with all the data and adjustments of a planter wish Andrew would of said what a planter like that cost cuz never thought planters could be that advanced in technology....
@@johnhaas2523 Yeah I know just giving Ryan a bad time For a reply to a comment he made about how they preferred precision over controlled spillage when I suggested they do a soybean test plot with the Kuhn drill.
@@HowFarmsWork LOL In Indiana the landowner pays taxes to the center of the road, so basically they'll plant right up to about foot or two from the edge of the road LOL:) Later! OL J R :)
The planter technology is generating a detailed survey of what are likely prevailing conditions for that field. Can that information be downloaded to be used to help forecast inputs and future operations there?
How many acres can you plant with 6 rows in a day? what is the maximum Row planter for 7210R? Trying to buy one and use it in Africa. If you can help me with those two questions that will be great.Thanks
You plant headlands first so you have someplace to turn around, and you want to plant right up to the edge of the planted rows on the headland before you pick up your planter to turn, so the entire field is planted. At harvest the headlands are combined first, again so that you have somewhere to turn around with the combine when harvesting the rest of the field. Plus usually a place to park the auger cart or trucks to fill them. Later! OL J R :)
High tech with a purpose. It must take a high level of agricultural knowledge to take full advantage of such a system with so many options to adjust how to plant. Andrew - is there a "standard" formula for that (depth vs moisture, seeds per acre vs organic content, etc), or is it based more on the experience with a given field, combination, or ????? I'm looking forward to the follow up in the fall to see the results. Best of luck on the yield competition.
Always plant into moisture or get a rain right away! The right population varies based on hybrid characteristics and field capabilities but usually you can correlate yield potential with organic matter
Rookie question....why are the first two head rows planted with hybrid seed? I see this all over when I'm driving and I've always wondered that? Good videos Ryan, keep up the good work!
We switched hybrids so we could have a continuous 15 acre block of seed for yield contest requirements, but we also wanted to evaluate the two different hybrids side by side. When you have weather factors and stress throughout the year having Multiple hybrids in a field helps you determine if any issues are more due to genetics or the environment.
What company were the closing wheels from on Andrews planter? Will you be able to do a yield check on the passes made by Andrews planter vs your own planter to see cost/ benefit of all that technology?
Really cool what all they can do now... like Grandpa said, "All you need is a pocket full of money" LOL:) Still, at least that's electronics that return some money to the operation if they're actually increasing the crop yields. Still, gotta have the rain (and not wind or hail) though or it's all for naught! Increased yields are great, but if EVERYBODY starts doing it then the price will just go to pot as the surpluses from all the extra grain grown piles up, so you're growing more but giving it away. Gotta be balance somewhere! Guess we'll see where it all shells out in time... OL J R :)
Hey Andrew,got to give you an A+ on this. Wish I would have had you as my crop consultant when I farmed. I have watched many planter make-overs on u-tube this season with a lot of new up dates.This is by FAR the best. Thanks Ryan for this very well done video.There are a lot of smart things on the planter but the two men in the cab are pretty smart too!! Hope it rains for you.
Wish I could do things like that.I have a green thumb anyway had a large green house I loved makeing things grow hope you do good this year God bless you and yours
Good luck on locking down your grain prices. The Packers are robbing growers. I look forward to the day when you have a wait list on grain finished beef. Soon its all about round bales and rain days.
Great work by both of them. Nice demo of what can be done in the field. Only thing that concerns me in long run are those sensors dragging trough the ground. Seems useful in test plots and research but running commercial acres i dont think the additional costs and maintenance justify that.
We’ve got smart firmers running over 1000s of acres on rough Wisconsin ground. They’re not indestructible but they hold up really well. Guys that have run them on previous equipment have added them when upgrading planters. Many customers have gone from one smart firmer on a planter to 2+ or every row to get more detailed information
@@andytuck13 Thak you for clarifying, makes more sense to use it every n-th row or single one per planter as soil conditions don't really change every row apart that much. My neighbor has a Horsch test planter with some intersting development add-ons and engineers where scratching their heads when our soil just ate up their testing add-ons. High silica granite river gravel in sandy soil. No boulders but alot of fist sized stones and gravels.
Many years we see a 20 bushel advantage on corn and 3-5 on beans. I’ve seen as high as 40 bushel difference and as low as 10 on corn. A factory planter in perfect seedbed conditions will do as well as a planter set up with all this technology, but the technology helps big time when conditions start to vary and really gives the operator a lot of feedback on the go to make the appropriate changes based on conditions.
The newest stuff is insane. Usually you see it in bigger planters, I've gotten to 'ride along' in a few, and those with auto-shut-off and gps and electric feed and stuff are nuts. Especially with gps, it's like. "christ why are we doing it the hard way?" oh it's like 200k for a planter. =p (mean-while 20 years ago we bought one of the newest interplant planters (only a 6 row) for around ~20k, 20 years ago... just how much some of this stuff has gone up/changed). It really makes it easier and such, but it does cost some. Even auto steer on terraces to a point. (to a point lewl).
I am pretty well Overwhelmed with all the Technology that is shown on your video Ryan, I would not know how to start this thing up. Sorry that I am very old school, I guess I'm lucky just to know how to use 5 % of my DT and less of my Cell phone. I am pretty lost with all this. But it is very interesting to me. Thanks for sharing.
It's nice "gee whiz" stuff but practical for what it costs versus how much actual money it puts in your pocket?? I'm not convinced. Then there's the reliability factor as well... Electronic gizmos and "conveniences" on tractors are really nice AS LONG AS THEY WORK, but the more of that stuff you have, the more you have to GO WRONG and BREAK. When it does, you're sitting or back to "set it and forget it" anyway LOL:) Later! OL J R :)
Ryan, when you come into the lower organic areas, you adjust the seed population down, can you adjust upward your fertilizer rate as well to give these areas a little "booster shot"?
It really depends on the planter, what you’re starting with, and how many rows. Switching a 12 row planter to vset meters, electric drive, and hydraulic downforce can run around $40k but can be less expensive if ordered early and if you already have vacuum, floating row cleaners, etc.
That is one sweet setup. looks like it takes all the guesswork out. Thanks for sharing Ryan and Andrew
Good Morning from New Zealand, wonderful No Till Video, thanks for sharing, have a great week
Pretty cool giving students the opportunity to learn hands-on in the field. I like that you promote that stuff. Looks like a cool video I know you worked hard on this one
The technology available now is so impressive! Thanks for the great video Ryan.👍
Thanks for watching!
Andrew knows what he is doing, he's a great guy😉👍 pretty interesting to see the newest technology👍😁
The most expensive 6 row planter around! 😂.
I've been wondering where Andrew has been on your videos....Great to see him and what he's up to. Amazing technology and awesome video!!! Thanks Ryan and Andrew...
Holy waaaa, I didn't know you could stick that much technology into a planter. That's just amazing.
I've said it before, Andrew is a pleasure to watch. He's bound to be a great teacher and a great person.
Very cool that you’re able to help the college. Great video thanks!
Great seeing Andrew again technology is an amazing thing when it works of course
Nice that you were able to promote the school. Would be awesome if you can make some of those upgrades to your planter for next year.
Hey Ryan!! Nice seeing Andrew again.
U believable technology that I thought was only available in the larger planters but this is truly out of this world.
Technology is impressive these days. A long way from a person walking the fields with a bag of seed, broadcasting it by hand. 👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
Nice to see actual demo of new planting features offered in the market - Great job Ryan, Travis and Andrew!
Got that editing going full force
Start the video with the all new stuff and at the end there is the old iron.....complete with Travis rolling a little coal!!! Technology sure has advanced
Thanks Andrew, very interesting to see how all the newest tech works!
Very impressive Ryan and Andrew.
Win win, you got some acres planted, Andrew got to test good technology. Cool to see two planters planting side by side
Great video on how advanced Planters can be.
Great stuff Ryan, Travis and Andrew, that is very high -tech:):)
Another great video Ryan awesome drone footage. That’s one high tech planter, hope your neck got better take care 👍
ryan i’ll be honest i haven’t been on youtube for quite some time now and i checked out your channel to be amazed by all the equipment you’ve demoed in recent times. i saw the title for this video and had to read that 7210r part again haha
Ahh, the ole “crick in the neck”. I know your pain. Great video. Thankyou. I really enjoy seeing the new technology at work. Andrew does a great job of explaining things. He must be very good in his job teaching students. Look forward to seeing the yield comparison between the two planters.
You and me both!
Technology is great if U know how to use it great job Ryan
@Weaver Cattle Company True... and the "knowing how to use it" part is a constantly changing target... modern hybrids only last a few years and correlating all that data on population, moisture, temperature, nutrient availability, population, seeding depth, etc. and getting it ALL right is a tall order... Great "test plot" or "yield contest plot" technology but practical across thousands of acres, that's another matter. Then you gotta figure the cost-- sounds like just the fertilizer program he was describing there would be a couple hundred bucks an acre! That's not even figuring the cost of all that technology! What the "return on investment" on it?? Sure prices are up NOW but wait til corn is $3 a bushel again-- how long to pencil out then?? No sense growing more of it if it's not making you more money at the end of the year!
I read about a meeting one time where the big cotton guru (researcher who's name escapes me ATM) said there was NO PHYSIOLOGICAL REASON why cotton couldn't be yielding FIVE BALES PER ACRE... I have to laugh at comments like that because, even if he's right, **IF** ~ALL~ cotton farmers were driven to produce those kinds of yields, we'd be SO up to our ears in surplus cotton that the price would collapse from 60 cents a pound to 6 cents a pound! SURE it can be done in test plots with *PERFECT* conditions maintained throughout, no stress, no disease, no bugs, etc. BUT spoon feeding and babying a crop that way across THOUSANDS of acres simply isn't possible. Even if it WAS, it would be SO EXPENSIVE to produce yields that high with all the extra inputs it would be a net cash loss at the end of the season EVEN WITH the higher yields, or breakeven... SO what's the point in doing it??
Yet, just like the "get big or get out" mantra of the 70's, now it's the "increase yields or get out" mantra... nevermind farmers producing themselves into the poor house NOW... LOL:)
Later! OL J R :)
GREAT TRACTOR
This was very interesting, hoping to see updates through harvest results. Thanks for posting!
ngl i missed andrew. like i said in the pass. always nice to see him on the channel and listen to what he has to say about something and why youre doing it.
You and Travis have done a great job at setting up that 12 row planter. Even the big guys would have to say that. You both should be proud of your work. I will still be watching when you add another tractor and planter to your operation ; like the one Andrew is running now. You guys are always moving forward and it's fun to watch. Much success and thanks !ll
Vert cool drone shots. Lots of technology out there. Pretty neat to learn about it.
I hope Travis got some seat time in the 7210R. That would be a great fit for your farm.
Hey Ryan Thank you !
What a great video! I was really surprised by the difference in soil temps. I'd love to see the equivalent video of planting soybeans into corn ground - the difference in organic matter, etc.
Great work and thank you for sharing your videos!
That little planter is awesome!
Awesome Video as Always!!
Awesome video
Thanks!
I know the neck issue you're having, I used to get it when spraying for the coop. Made for a HORRIBLE couple days. Great new video work.
Highly anticipated results !
At 15:55 that's quite a parade for that road. Very informative video.
Amazing tech
Very good video. The use of new technology is amazing.
great video ryan looks like alot of work running that fancy screen i am really likeing the drone clips in every video you do brings out the video alot better i wish i can get a drone to make my videos alot better but maybe one day i can thunbs up and shared
Good video I really like where he carried his extra tractor weights LOL
The weights are needed to keep the planter frame close to the ground. The hydraulic down force could lift the frame too high without the weights.
@@tomnugent845 More weight to force the planter units into the ground... Those hydraulic downforce rigs don't do you much good if they just lift the carry tires of the planter frame off the ground and the planter units ride up too shallow in the ground anyway due to insufficient frame weight! OL J R :)
Absolutely amazing how far farming has come to be more science and computer controlled vs going out and kicking the soil to see moisture, looking up at the sky for cloud formations and opening up the Farmers Almanac for long range forecast. The CONs of this new equipment, when it doesn't work, a CPU or ECM failure, nothing is planting, no bypassing the computer unlike an old mechanical planter you can just keep going. What is the old saying, Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword?? Very cool though, very cool!
Love the video Ryan
Thanks!
It would be interesting to see those seed firmer sensors run planting into a living cover versus tilled ground versus no till. Really cool technology!
Nice video with the new and old Ryan
Glad you enjoyed
So after Travis took a rid with Andrew, I bet he said "I gotta get me this setup to plant!" and so did everyone else including us viewers! Those smart firmers are unreal.
All you need is a pocket full of money! Or a big line of credit at the bank. Take a lot of bushels to pay for it all! OL J R :)
One of your best vids
Great job lovley shots 👍👌 Stay safe 🏴 👌
Very interesting !
Running a real concoction in furrow 😂
Yeah gotta wonder what that costs?? LOL:) OL J R :)
Maybe someday you guys can upgrade your planter tractor...that would be cool to see
I can’t wait to see that field when it comes up. That was a sweet setup. Looked like perfect conditions. If that doesn’t get you excited about no-till nothing will.
As always Ryan this is a great video
great video thanks
A lot of wheels,bearing ,hubs...they are Necessary at double disc Planting Head.
Cross Sloat is a lot simple and Vetter emergance espacily on set ground
Keep it up gents!🇺🇸
Nice equipment!!!.Argentina ✋👍.
Definitely nothing like the old John deere 8 row 71 planter I learned on I didn't see any diggers on that planter I'd love seeing this planter in person
Diggers??? You mean sword openers?? Those were basically obsolete by the time the 71 Flexis came out LOL:) I had a 71 Flexi for a few years, but it had double-disk openers like modern planters. The BIG improvement of the 7000 series planters was going to the gauge wheels running right beside the disk openers, and going from little 10 inch (IIRC) disk openers on the Flexi's to 14 inch disk openers (which is pretty much standard now). Putting the gauge wheels right beside the disk openers means that the planter puts the seed in at a FAR more consistent depth, since the gauge wheels are basically on either side of the seed tube. The gauge wheels also help to clean the outside of the disk openers and lightly scrape them at the soil surface to prevent seed furrow "blowout" from soil sticking to the disks and being ripped up out of the ground as the disk openers roll. The 7000 series row units (which have been even more beefed up in later models) were much beefier and stronger and heavier, which gave those planters the ability to no-till reliably and still maintain planting depth in most conditions.... Flexi's and comparable IH, White, AC, etc planters of the time were simply too light on the row unit to cut into hard no-till ground back then reliably. The "V" closing wheels running directly behind the gauge wheels to press either side of the seed furrow in to collapse and firm it up around the seed was also a huge improvement, but closing wheels have really come a long way in the last 20 years as different designs have come along to crumble in the seed furrow walls instead of just 'smashing them closed" which in hard ground conditions or wet soil doesn't work well. Other add ons like residue wheels on front, no-till coulters running either on the tool bar or the row unit front, and various closing system options really work wonders nowadays.
When I was still row cropping, I bought a 7100 Deere planter to replace our old "blackland" type planters we'd been using for decades-- those basically had a single gauge wheel running in front of a 'v sweep" to remove the top layers of dry soil, then a sword opener to place the seed from plate meters, and a pair of covering shovels about 4-5 inches on either side of the sword opener and slightly behind them to throw moist loose soil in over the seed. In our clay, we had to wait a couple hours or so and then roll the field to press down the soil over the seed, to give it time to dry out on top enough to prevent sticking. We sprayed our pre-emerge herbicide ahead of the roller. In 96 we lost our entire crop to drought, because it didn't rain for about 3 months after planting and the old planter lost all our soil moisture. The 7100 (3 point version of a 7000 Deere planter) was like night and day-- I retrofitted it with Kinze brush meters and Deere finger pickup hoppers (which they'll bolt directly to) to plant cotton, grain sorghum, and soybeans, in place of the old "domed peanut meters" (for planting peanuts) which fit plate-type bottoms that it had when I bought it... It planted like a sewing machine-- you set the transmission for whatever seed spacing/population you wanted, and that's EXACTLY what you got! Set the depth handles below the seed boxes to control the seed depth, and it was pretty much dialed in! Just did a beautiful job!
Later! OL J R :)
Really nice set up with all the data and adjustments of a planter wish Andrew would of said what a planter like that cost cuz never thought planters could be that advanced in technology....
Technology like that costs... if you have to ask how much you can't afford it LOL:) Bout how those things work... OL J R :)
That is definitely a high tech planter! I suppose you and Travis will have a new one for next year, After all you like precision.
@@johnhaas2523 Yeah I know just giving Ryan a bad time For a reply to a comment he made about how they preferred precision over controlled spillage when I suggested they do a soybean test plot with the Kuhn drill.
Nice work 😊😊😊
could this tech be upgraded where it could be put on the newer high speed planters we have now and what would it cost per row
Seems like you could squeeze in an extra row or two of crop close to the road and near those trees. Any nearby wet creeks or streams? Irrigation?
Non irrigated. The fields are all mapped and need to be kept from the road. Trees should all be pushed back though!
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@@HowFarmsWork LOL In Indiana the landowner pays taxes to the center of the road, so basically they'll plant right up to about foot or two from the edge of the road LOL:) Later! OL J R :)
You said it right there, weather. All of that d****d electronic gadgetry is nothing without weather.
The planter technology is generating a detailed survey of what are likely prevailing conditions for that field. Can that information be downloaded to be used to help forecast inputs and future operations there?
Yes it can
Hi Ryan have you talked to your dad Travis about getting a peterbilt truck with two bunks and microwave ,fridge,Cb,
That's not a planter, that's a robot!
How many acres can you plant with 6 rows in a day? what is the maximum Row planter for 7210R? Trying to buy one and use it in Africa. If you can help me with those two questions that will be great.Thanks
starting my second crop of peas. plants appearing in two weeks. using 4-4-3 fertilizer liquid fish mulch at 40:1.
Why do you plant the headlands first?
I enjoy your show and videos.
So we can harvest those first. The outside edge of the field would be a disaster without doing them first.
You plant headlands first so you have someplace to turn around, and you want to plant right up to the edge of the planted rows on the headland before you pick up your planter to turn, so the entire field is planted. At harvest the headlands are combined first, again so that you have somewhere to turn around with the combine when harvesting the rest of the field. Plus usually a place to park the auger cart or trucks to fill them. Later! OL J R :)
High tech with a purpose. It must take a high level of agricultural knowledge to take full advantage of such a system with so many options to adjust how to plant. Andrew - is there a "standard" formula for that (depth vs moisture, seeds per acre vs organic content, etc), or is it based more on the experience with a given field, combination, or ????? I'm looking forward to the follow up in the fall to see the results. Best of luck on the yield competition.
Always plant into moisture or get a rain right away! The right population varies based on hybrid characteristics and field capabilities but usually you can correlate yield potential with organic matter
Rookie question....why are the first two head rows planted with hybrid seed? I see this all over when I'm driving and I've always wondered that? Good videos Ryan, keep up the good work!
We switched hybrids so we could have a continuous 15 acre block of seed for yield contest requirements, but we also wanted to evaluate the two different hybrids side by side. When you have weather factors and stress throughout the year having Multiple hybrids in a field helps you determine if any issues are more due to genetics or the environment.
What company were the closing wheels from on Andrews planter? Will you be able to do a yield check on the passes made by Andrews planter vs your own planter to see cost/ benefit of all that technology?
That’s Furrowforce from Precision Planting
Really cool what all they can do now... like Grandpa said, "All you need is a pocket full of money" LOL:) Still, at least that's electronics that return some money to the operation if they're actually increasing the crop yields. Still, gotta have the rain (and not wind or hail) though or it's all for naught! Increased yields are great, but if EVERYBODY starts doing it then the price will just go to pot as the surpluses from all the extra grain grown piles up, so you're growing more but giving it away. Gotta be balance somewhere! Guess we'll see where it all shells out in time... OL J R :)
I think the 4020 would be a better fit for that 6 row.
A number of my neighbors still plant with open-station JD 40xx-series tractors and 6-row planters the old way...
Imagine if a two row Deere planter showed up 😳.....planter party?
Hey Andrew,got to give you an A+ on this. Wish I would have had you as my crop consultant when I farmed. I have watched many planter make-overs on u-tube this season with a lot of new up dates.This is by FAR the best. Thanks Ryan for this very well done video.There are a lot of smart things on the planter but the two men in the cab are pretty smart too!! Hope it rains for you.
Wish I could do things like that.I have a green thumb anyway had a large green house I loved makeing things grow hope you do good this year God bless you and yours
Question Ryan how big is that planter on the 46?
12 30" rows
Good luck on locking down your grain prices. The Packers are robbing growers. I look forward to the day when you have a wait list on grain finished beef. Soon its all about round bales and rain days.
I agree Ryan shows his skills as a farmer, and a media master!!!
Wow 6 row planter.....
That costs more than a 24 row I'll bet LOL:) OL J R :)
Great work by both of them. Nice demo of what can be done in the field.
Only thing that concerns me in long run are those sensors dragging trough the ground.
Seems useful in test plots and research but running commercial acres i dont think the additional costs and maintenance justify that.
We’ve got smart firmers running over 1000s of acres on rough Wisconsin ground. They’re not indestructible but they hold up really well. Guys that have run them on previous equipment have added them when upgrading planters. Many customers have gone from one smart firmer on a planter to 2+ or every row to get more detailed information
@@andytuck13 Thak you for clarifying, makes more sense to use it every n-th row or single one per planter as soil conditions don't really change every row apart that much.
My neighbor has a Horsch test planter with some intersting development add-ons and engineers where scratching their heads when our soil just ate up their testing add-ons. High silica granite river gravel in sandy soil. No boulders but alot of fist sized stones and gravels.
How do you water all these acres?
@@johnhaas2523 does it rain in the summer?
Rainfall... there's are LOTS of areas that still farm without irrigation and use natural rainfall to water the crops... OL J R :)
Did you keep track of where the 12 and 6 row ran to see if there’s a yield difference?
Yes it’s all mapped with GPS
@@andytuck13 you do that through field view I would assume?
What is the projected timeframe for ROI on say a 12 row planter set up that way, assuming "perfect" conditions?
Many years we see a 20 bushel advantage on corn and 3-5 on beans. I’ve seen as high as 40 bushel difference and as low as 10 on corn. A factory planter in perfect seedbed conditions will do as well as a planter set up with all this technology, but the technology helps big time when conditions start to vary and really gives the operator a lot of feedback on the go to make the appropriate changes based on conditions.
@@andytuck13 That's not bad considering the current costs of production. Thanks.
Very similar set up to the boys at Larson Farms
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The newest stuff is insane. Usually you see it in bigger planters, I've gotten to 'ride along' in a few, and those with auto-shut-off and gps and electric feed and stuff are nuts. Especially with gps, it's like. "christ why are we doing it the hard way?" oh it's like 200k for a planter. =p
(mean-while 20 years ago we bought one of the newest interplant planters (only a 6 row) for around ~20k, 20 years ago... just how much some of this stuff has gone up/changed).
It really makes it easier and such, but it does cost some. Even auto steer on terraces to a point. (to a point lewl).
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I am pretty well Overwhelmed with all the Technology that is shown on your video Ryan, I would not know how to start this thing up. Sorry that I am very old school, I guess I'm lucky just to know how to use 5 % of my DT and less of my Cell phone. I am pretty lost with all this. But it is very interesting to me. Thanks for sharing.
It's nice "gee whiz" stuff but practical for what it costs versus how much actual money it puts in your pocket?? I'm not convinced. Then there's the reliability factor as well... Electronic gizmos and "conveniences" on tractors are really nice AS LONG AS THEY WORK, but the more of that stuff you have, the more you have to GO WRONG and BREAK. When it does, you're sitting or back to "set it and forget it" anyway LOL:) Later! OL J R :)
Ryan, when you come into the lower organic areas, you adjust the seed population down, can you adjust upward your fertilizer rate as well to give these areas a little "booster shot"?
The fertilizer in this case was controlled by a separate box, but I’m sure it could be set up that way.
What would it cost to set a planter up that way per unit?
It really depends on the planter, what you’re starting with, and how many rows. Switching a 12 row planter to vset meters, electric drive, and hydraulic downforce can run around $40k but can be less expensive if ordered early and if you already have vacuum, floating row cleaners, etc.
Dose he have a UA-cam video
Can someone explain me why less seed population in lower organic matter soil and higher population seed in higher organic matter soil? Thank you!
Higher organic matter soils tend to be more fertile and are able to support higher plant populations and produce better yields
Hope your neck is feeling better. Sounds like you need an appointment at your local chiropractor.
I am!