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Aaron Newell

Evaluating Corn Stands During Harvest

Posted October 12th, 2011
 

The corn planter is one of the most expensive implements a farmer can own.  Although the planter can only perform one function, it is a extremely important one, and during the winter months you may want to inspect and service the planter.  Harvest is a great time to take a minute and look at the [...]

 
 
Eric Elsbernd

Harvest Safety Reminders

Posted October 7th, 2011
 

All of us have heard the stories from neighbors, friends, and family about someone that has been involved in some type of farm accident. Whether it be grain entrapment, wild livestock, or machinery roll-overs, the inherent risks of agriculture are around us everyday. With some simple precautions and good awareness and state-of-mind, many of these [...]

 
 
Andy Boyle

Common Harvest Questions from Customer Training

Posted September 13th, 2011
 

Now that the training season has come to an end, it’s time to start thinking about crawling back into the driver’s seat of your combine.  As you are preparing for your journey to the field, I thought it might be good to share some common questions from customer training and the pre-harvest checklist to ensure [...]

 
 
Mark Irvin

Pre-harvest Preparations: Hardware – Part 2

Posted September 9th, 2011
 

Yesterday, I went through the important steps in checking the physical components of your yield monitor. Today, we will go through the pre-harvest calibrations that you should run. Even if you don’t think you need to recalibrate everything on the combine, it is a good idea to check to make sure everything is functioning properly.
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Mark Irvin

Pre-harvest Preparations: Hardware – Part 1

Posted September 8th, 2011
 

Well, it is that time of year again – growers are beginning to pull combines out of the shed and begin preparing for harvest.  Last week, Precision Point included blog posts about preparing your GPS equipment and your SMS Software. Making sure your yield monitor is ready should be a step in this important process [...]

 
 
Matt Pifkin

Pre-harvest Preparations: GPS & Steering

Posted August 30th, 2011
 

Sitting on my back porch watching the sunrise every morning, I have begun to notice the crops have started to turn and fall is right around the corner.  As the corn dries, it is important to remember to prep your precision equipment just like you do the combine and grain cart.  Some things to keep [...]

 
 
Paul Rose

Harvest in Europe and other musings…

Posted August 19th, 2010
 

It has been a while since my last post but I can assure you, it has been a busy few weeks. Harvest in terms of small grains is completed in the southern and central parts of Europe. In the northern part it is mostly the wheat that is left. It seemed that to start with [...]