Increase Speed Ahead: New seed tube could cut planting time in half

摘要

Limiting factors in farming tend to come in all shapes and sizes, except for one - time. Everyone gets the same 24 hours each day, and when it's gone, it's gone. To that end, farming efficiency has traditionally been increased two ways: Buy bigger or more equipment. In 2013, Precision Planting took another approach to efficiency enhancement to the field: run planters faster. At planting, speed sacrifices accuracy, but product manager Jason Stoller says the company's newest product, SpeedTube, allows farmers to plant at significantly higher speeds while maintaining accurate seed spacing. Farmer-customers got a first look at the planting solution in January during winter conferences hosted by Precision Planting.