Use of Precision Ag in Texas Panhandle Corn

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 �Side-Dressing �Harvesting and Yield Monitors �Residue Management

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 soilprotecting advantages of no-till by disturbing only the portion of the soil that is to contain the seed row

Ground Preparation Cont.

Planting �John Deer 12 Row 1770 Seed Planter �Auto. Track Guidance �N & P fertilizer �Pro. Box with Seed Loader

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

Planting cont. (Seed) • Speed King Seed Buggy • Holds 2 Pro. Boxes • 1 Pro. Box = 50 bags of seed.

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

Precision Planting

Precision Planting Auto Track Monitor 20/20 S. S. Monitor http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=zf. U_w 0 3 Ve. M 8&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 Well �Electric Motor �Gas Motor � 300 -500 ft. Deep wells � 500 -1, 000 gallons/minute

Side-Dressing • Side-dress corn between growing stages V 3 -V 5 • Set guidance system over 6 inches from planting row

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

Harvest

Harvest Equipment Semi-Truck Grain Cart

Corn Harvest �Yield Monitors �Auto Track �Moisture gauges �Cutting high �Excess Residue

Residue

Residue Management http: //www. deere. com/media/player _en_us. html? src=s/flash/deerecompany/ag/ factories/harvester/my 08 videos/fine_cut_st rwchopper_h. flv&lowsrc=s/flash/deerecomp any/ag/factories/harvester/my 08 videos/fine _cut_strwchopper_m. flv&autostart=true&r= -1 • Knife stalk rolls • Shredder/Chopper behind combine

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