planting

Ribbon seeding involves placing a seed tape in the ground using a specialized planting machine. Seeds are pre-attached to one side of the tape in the factory. - Photo's: Koos Groenewold

20-10-2023 | News

Ultra precision planting with wood pulp fiber tapes

Responding to variation in the soil or in the crop is an important theme in precision agriculture. - Photos: Koos Groenewold

19-09-2023 | Article

Variable planting: simple technique, difficult to define results

More and more precision planters have electric drives. A number of manufacturers do not supply anything else, with others it is an option. - Photo: Martin Smits

30-03-2023 | Article

12 precision planters in a row; electric drive is dominant now

The new precision seeder the Lemken Azurit 9 at work. In front of the tractor is the Lemken Solitair 23 fertilizer tank. Photo: Peter Roek

21-03-2023 | Article

How precision planters have become faster, more exact and more versatile

Australian farmer Mark Swift adopted precision planting. What are the benefits in terms of crop health and yield? - Photo: Mark Swift

17-03-2023 | Article

Farmer Mark Swift: ‘Precision planting is not a panacea’

The Salin 247 is an autonomous robot that can plant, but also will have the capacity to apply fertilizer and crop protection products. - Photos: Salin 247

14-03-2023 | Article

Technology update: automated planting with Salin 247

ExactShot places starter fertiliser precisely onto seeds as they are planted in the soil. - Photo: John Deere

16-02-2023 | Article

Scientist Susanne Schmidt: ‘ExactShot precision fertilisation is a piece of the puzzle’

The ExactShot planting technology uses sensors and robotics to place starter fertiliser precisely onto seeds as they are planted in the soil - Photo: John Deere

20-01-2023 | Article

Direct starter fertiliser application – a breakthrough

The use of a small-plot precision seeder showed that precision planting can improve stand uniformity and has the potential to reduce seed costs per hectare, especially in crops with high seed input costs such as canola. - Photo: University of Adelaide

16-01-2023 | Article

Precision planting leads to better results in winter crops

John Deere ExactShot is to help farmers save on starter fertiliser.

10-01-2023 | News

John Deere ExactShot applies starter fertiliser per seed