Use of Precision Ag in Texas Panhandle Corn Production

By: Austin Terhune

Use of Precision Ag in Texas Panhandle Corn

Production

About Me•Junior in Plant & Soil Sciences

• Perryton, TX

• Three generations of family farm

• A little over 9,000 acres

Ground PreparationUse of Precision PlantingCenter Pivot IrrigationSide-Dressing Harvesting and Yield MonitorsResidue Management

Overview

Strip-Tillage: is a conservation system that uses a minimum tillage. It combines the soil drying and warming benefits of conventional tillage with the soil-protecting advantages of no-till by disturbing only the portion of the soil that is to contain the seed row

Ground Preparation

Ground Preparation Cont.

John Deer 12 Row 1770 Seed PlanterAutoTrack GuidanceN & P fertilizerProBox with Seed Loader

Planting

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

•Nitrogen

•Phosphorus

Planting cont. (Seed)

•Speed King Seed Buggy

•Holds 2 ProBoxes

•1 ProBox = 50 bags of seed.

Seed with Talc Powder and graphite

Seed Cont. Pioneer Hi-BredSeed Loader in Use

Precision Planting

Auto Track Monitor

Precision Planting 20/20 S.S. Monitor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfU_w03VeM8&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 WellElectric MotorGas Motor300-500ft. Deep

wells500-1,000

gallons/minute

Side-Dressing

•Side-dress corn between growing stages V3-V5•Set guidance system over 6 inches from planting row

Side-Dressing Cont.•Fertilizer Used

•30 gal/acre 32-0-0

•10 gal/acre 10-34-0

•Plus 4lbs/acre Zinc

1850 Gal. Nurse Trailer

Harvest

Semi-Truck

Harvest EquipmentGrain Cart

Corn HarvestYield MonitorsAuto TrackMoisture gaugesCutting highExcess Residue

Residue

Residue Managementhttp://www.deere.com/media/player/player_en_us.html?src=s/flash/deerecompany/ag/factories/harvester/my08videos/fine_cut_strwchopper_h.flv&lowsrc=s/flash/deerecompany/ag/factories/harvester/my08videos/fine_cut_strwchopper_m.flv&autostart=true&r=-1

•Knife stalk rolls

•Shredder/Chopper behind combine

Questions??