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Use of Precision Ag in Texas Panhandle Corn Production

Use of Precision Ag in Texas Panhandle Corn Production. By: Austin Terhune. About Me. Junior in Plant & Soil Sciences Perryton, TX Three generations of family farm A little over 9,000 acres . Overview. Ground Preparation Use of Precision Planting Center Pivot Irrigation

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Use of Precision Ag in Texas Panhandle Corn Production

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  1. Use of Precision Ag in Texas Panhandle Corn Production By: Austin Terhune

  2. About Me • Junior in Plant & Soil Sciences • Perryton, TX • Three generations of family farm • A little over 9,000 acres

  3. Overview • Ground Preparation • Use of Precision Planting • Center Pivot Irrigation • Side-Dressing • Harvesting and Yield Monitors • Residue Management

  4. Ground Preparation • Strip-Tillage: is a conservation system that uses a minimum tillage. It combines the soil drying and warming benefits of conventional tillage with the soil-protecting advantages of no-till by disturbing only the portion of the soil that is to contain the seed row

  5. Ground Preparation Cont.

  6. Planting • John Deer 12 Row 1770 Seed Planter • AutoTrack Guidance • N & P fertilizer • ProBox with Seed Loader

  7. Planting Cont. (Fertilizers) • 7 gal/acre of 10-34-0 • Nitrogen • Phosphorus

  8. Planting cont. (Seed) Speed King Seed Buggy Holds 2 ProBoxes 1 ProBox = 50 bags of seed.

  9. Seed Cont. Pioneer Hi-Bred Seed with Talc Powder and graphite Seed Loader in Use

  10. Precision Planting

  11. Precision Planting Auto Track Monitor 20/20 S.S. Monitor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfU_w03VeM8&feature=related

  12. Irrigation • Valley Center Pivots • Electric Pivots and Panel • 1/4-1/2 Mile long Pivots • Remote Link • Pivot Trac • Fertigation Pumps http://www.valleyirrigation.com/page.aspx?id=2342&pid=42

  13. Electric Well • Electric Motor • Gas Motor • 300-500ft. Deep wells • 500-1,000 gallons/minute

  14. Side-Dressing • Side-dress corn between growing stages V3-V5 • Set guidance system over 6 inches from planting row

  15. Side-Dressing Cont. • Fertilizer Used • 30 gal/acre 32-0-0 • 10 gal/acre 10-34-0 • Plus 4lbs/acre Zinc 1850 Gal. Nurse Trailer

  16. Harvest

  17. Harvest Equipment Semi-Truck Grain Cart

  18. Corn Harvest • Yield Monitors • Auto Track • Moisture gauges • Cutting high • Excess Residue

  19. Residue

  20. Residue Management http://www.deere.com/media/player/player_en_us.html?src=s/flash/deerecompany/ag/factories/harvester/my08videos/fine_cut_strwchopper_h.flv&lowsrc=s/flash/deerecompany/ag/factories/harvester/my08videos/fine_cut_strwchopper_m.flv&autostart=true&r=-1 • Knife stalk rolls • Shredder/Chopper behind combine

  21. Questions??

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