2021 SureDrive® and SureForce™ Corn Trial – Northwest IA

Trial Location: Northwest Iowa

Product Being Tested: SureDrive® and SureForce™ Trial

Crop Type: Corn

Cropping Practice: Conventional till. The north half of the field is 1st-year corn following corn. The south half is corn following corn.

What We Were Testing For:

To compare how SureDrive® and SureForce™ systems compensate at different planting speeds to ensure proper seeding depth. The agronomy team will conduct in-season visits to evaluate stand establishment and evaluate consistency across the treatments during the 2021 growing season.

Brett shares singulation and spacing quality stats of a planter

equipped with SureDrive and SureForce planting at 5, 7, and 9 mph.

SureDrive® and SureForce™ at 5mph

SureDrive® and SureForce™ at 7mph

SureDrive® and SureForce™ at 9mph

Additional insights coming this fall!

This is a summarization of data collected in one year and represents only what happened across the tested field in 2021. It is not a rigorous evaluation of factors that may or may not influence yield. Results may not predict future performance and may not be complete.