By: Austin Terhune
Use of Precision Ag in Texas Panhandle Corn
Production
About Me•Junior in Plant & Soil Sciences
• Perryton, TX
• Three generations of family farm
• A little over 9,000 acres
Ground PreparationUse of Precision PlantingCenter Pivot IrrigationSide-Dressing Harvesting and Yield MonitorsResidue Management
Overview
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
Ground Preparation
Ground Preparation Cont.
John Deer 12 Row 1770 Seed PlanterAutoTrack GuidanceN & P fertilizerProBox with Seed Loader
Planting
Planting Cont. (Fertilizers)•7 gal/acre of 10-34-0
•Nitrogen
•Phosphorus
Planting cont. (Seed)
•Speed King Seed Buggy
•Holds 2 ProBoxes
•1 ProBox = 50 bags of seed.
Seed with Talc Powder and graphite
Seed Cont. Pioneer Hi-BredSeed Loader in Use
Precision Planting
Auto Track Monitor
Precision Planting 20/20 S.S. Monitor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfU_w03VeM8&feature=related
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
Electric WellElectric MotorGas Motor300-500ft. Deep
wells500-1,000
gallons/minute
Side-Dressing
•Side-dress corn between growing stages V3-V5•Set guidance system over 6 inches from planting row
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
Harvest
Semi-Truck
Harvest EquipmentGrain Cart
Corn HarvestYield MonitorsAuto TrackMoisture gaugesCutting highExcess Residue
Residue
Residue Managementhttp://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
Questions??