Farms.com Home   News

Planter developments enhance seed success

Kent Shannon says there is always something new when it comes to spring planting.

That includes machinery and planting practices, he says. Shannon serves as an Extension ag engineer with the University of Missouri.

“For example, one of the things we are seeing more and more is soybeans getting planted earlier,” he says. “I know there are some that have already been planted. This is a newer practice in Missouri.”

Shannon says most major machinery manufacturers will have new equipment on the ground this spring.

“They are always tweaking something as it relates to the planter,” he says.

Shannon says John Deere is featuring newer displays this year along with some other items. Precision Planting is another company Shannon says is working on new equipment.

Click here to see more...

Trending Video

2025 FCC Economic Outlook

Video: 2025 FCC Economic Outlook

After an eventful year when weather disruptions, declining commodity prices and high interest rates pressured profitability, the Canadian agricultural sector is set for additional challenges in 2025 in the form of slowing population growth, trade barriers and heightened geopolitical uncertainties.