How Precision Technology Can Assist with Delayed Planting
With looming deadlines to get seed in the ground, precision farming technology may offer efficiencies during this year’s challenging planting season.
Weed Control
A later growing season increases agronomic concerns for weed pressure, however your equipment plays a major role in protecting your crop. For conventional farmers, an applicator with the appropriate technology can increase efficiency and timing, particularly when utilizing nozzle-by-nozzle rate control. This feature provides improved accuracy in distribution of product as you move across the field, making better use of your time and investments.
Along with nozzle-by-nozzle control, many machines utilize turn compensation. Using this technology improves application accuracy and product efficiency by uniformly distributing product as the sprayer makes a turn; without this technology, liquid would be unevenly dispersed as the boom travels through a turn.
An example of available options are the Patriot sprayer, AimCommand , or the Miller sprayer, Intellispray.
Planting
There are a wide variety of precision features that can be added to your planter, but high-speed planting is at the top of the list. Available planting windows can be unpredictable and seem to get shorter every year, so being quick and effective is a necessity. Precision Planting's SpeedTube, can help plant more acres when the weather is actually cooperating. Its belt delivery system places the seed more accurately at higher speeds allowing you to accomplish more and not sacrifice your planter performance.
Similar to individual nozzle control on your sprayer, adding electric seed drives will gain the same efficiencies on your planter such as turn compensation and individual row shut offs. Lastly, another major addition to your planter is automated hydraulic down force. With variable seed bed conditions and traveling at higher speeds, its imperative to maintain proper depth and applied force to minimize sidewall compaction in marginal conditions.
Other Preparations
For accuracy, efficiency and improved productivity, try AFS AccuGuideTM and AFS RowGuideTM from Case IH. By using these autoguidance systems, you will reduce skips and overlaps, save on fuel and labor costs, better manage your seed, fertilizer and chemical inputs, simplify operations and improve daily operational efficiencies. 
No matter your operation’s needs, precision technology has many benefits for the 2019 planting season. Contact your Redline Equipment’s Precision Farming Specialist or visit our website www.RedlineEquipment.com to learn more.
“Adopting technology can maximize efficiency and improve your overall crop production,” said Calvin Knotts, Precision Farming Specialist with Redline Equipment.