The lack of proper planter setup and maintenance results in common planting mistakes that affects crop stand and yield every year. Growers can easily avoid these mistakes by following a few simple steps at the beginning of the planting season to ensure proper planter setup for maximized field performance. This simple and easy-to-follow checklist provides tips on how to properly set up different planter components to achieve a high and uniform stand establishment across the field. The checklist also includes a visual to identify the components available on a typical row-crop planter.
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- Published on December 15, 2020
- Published with Full Review on April 21, 2023
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