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Dave King

Cereals Show in the United Kingdom

Posted June 25th, 2010
 

In my last blog post I mentioned that I was in the UK preparing for the Cereals Show and having a bit of trouble with my sleep.  Since then, the Cereals Show has come and gone and I have been able to catch up on my sleep.  The show provided a great opportunity to talk [...]

 
 
John Howard

Selecting the proper spray nozzle

Posted June 2nd, 2010
 

This past weekend as I drove home from one of my niece’s graduation ceremony in northern Iowa I was passing the time by thinking about quickly things change.  It seems like it was just last week that her mother, dad and I took her to her first 4th of July parade. I’ll never forget that [...]

 
 
Nick Ohrtman

Getting the most out of your DirectCommand system

Posted May 28th, 2010
 

In my last post I talked about getting your sprayer ready for another season and some of the common settings used to fine tune your DirectCommand system. This week I will be discussing some additional features to use to get the best possible performance out of your sprayer.
Minimum Flow – This setting is used to [...]

 
 
Aaron Friedlein

Creative ways to use Calendar View

Posted May 18th, 2010
 

How many of you keep track of rain or other weather events on a calendar throughout the growing season? That information (when recorded) is very valuable and easy to reference.  However, what about two years ago? Can you find the information for that season to help remember if it was wet, dry or average?  Some [...]

 
 
Nick Ohrtman

Tips for using AutoSwath

Posted April 8th, 2010
 

AutoSwath™ is a common feature being used in many applications this spring. For those that are not famaliar with it, AutoSwath is Ag Leader’s term for automatic swath control.  This has several ROI applications, but the largest is reduced input costs by not overlapping already applied/planted areas.  You can learn more about the feature here and here.
When [...]

 
 
Nick Ohrtman

Precision Farming Pre-Season Checkup

Posted March 25th, 2010
 

It’s getting to be that time of year again when farmers are getting out their equipment to prepare for another growing season.  While you are servicing your machinery this spring don’t forget to service your precision ag equipment as well.
Start by saving last year’s data to your memory device (memory card, USB drive, etc.) then [...]