POTATO PLANTING

Utilising the on board technology and the data capture from specific in field applications can lead to understanding the full impacts of certain agronomic decisions. An example of this happened last year where James Heath trialled variable rate potato planting, something which hadn’t been attempted in the past, to see the results during harvest and the impact it made, which was made possible by having yield monitoring installed on their Grimme harvester a couple of years ago.

The theory behind creating a variable rate seeding map was based upon soil types, the heavier the ground the seed rate was increased up to 10%. As the Grimme planter worked in seed spacing, the map had to be created using this format, for example a standard seed spacing would be 20cm which would then decrease to 14cm to achieve a higher seed rate. At the time of planting the seed spacing locations were recorded on the display and an as applied map created. This can then be used to directly compare to the yield

RAVEN RATE CONTROL MODULE (RCM) DRILL CONVERSION

Conversion of a mechanical Kuhn 3m combi drill to fully electric metering and ISOBUS compatible enabling:

• Variable rate seeding

• More accurate section control

• GPS forward speed

The system uses the existing sensors such as hopper level sensor and fan speed sensor to give a much improved operator control and experience.

EXPERTS IN THE FIELD

GPS CHECKOVER

Ensure your GPS system is ready for the field for when the season starts.

Includes:

• Software updates on all precision farming equipment on farm. Check over of cabling to ensure correct performance

• Backup and clean-up of data

• Check calibration of GPS equipment and steering performance (providing enough space is available)

• Telephone support for the 2023 season

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£200 Ex VAT

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T: 01743 289100 map. The results showed a more even yield map, with increased yield in the poorer areas of the field with a more uniform tuber size. In the poorer areas there were less tubers per plant, but more plants/hectare which positively impacted yield. This particular field was the best performing in terms of yield averaging 60t/ ha. Variable rate planting is going to rolled out across more fields this year.