With harvest in the rearview, now is a good time to start focusing on planter maintenance and making sure you’re ready to roll when spring rolls around. Bill Lehmkuhl of Precision Agri Services is going to help us do just that with a special workshop ahead of the National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Jan. 6. Bill, what can we expect?  

“I’m going to focus on the agronomic side of the planter and what various pieces are costing you. For example, too much downpressure on our closing system, downforce on your row unit or lack thereof, whether that’s springs, airbags, the latest and greatest hydraulic downforce. We’ll talk about seed disc openers. Well dig into looking into the seed trench and seeing how a poorly managed planter, what’s that’s costing you.” 

Fellow No-Till Innovator Phil Needham will co-host this workshop. He’ll focus on tips for residue distribution, what to look for when buying a new or used drill and much more. Head to NoTillConference.com to sign up.

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