Is Your Yield Monitor On Point?:Calibrate, collect and analyze end-of-season data

摘要

There are few things more exciting than watching the numbers climb on your yield monitor—or disappointing if yields aren't so good. How can you be sure those numbers are right, though?"Start by making sure the yield monitor is properly calibrated on the combine," says John Fulton, Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering associate professor. "It might have been calibrated the previous season, but we recommend calibrating annually for individual crops such as com and soybeans."