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Spacing? Depth? Speed? Residue? Seedbed? Which problem is costing you the most during planting? Look here to uncover the cost of poor planter performance . . . and simple solutions to fix them.
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Populations. Spacing. Placement.

Higher populations mean that the placement of every plant - every seed - is critical. Corn plants closer than 4" sense high population and react to the high stress environment. But with a little effort, today's planters can achieve spacing accuracy of 97% or more. Find out how.

Depth. Compaction. Residue.

Uniform emergence is the most important event in a cornfield's year. Plants that do not emerge within 48 hours after their neighbors turn into "weeds". Creating a good, clean seed V, getting seeds to the bottom of the trench and eliminating compaction can get plants off to a uniform start.

Measure. Monitor. Control.

Find and Fix planter problems before they cost you a dime. New monitoring and sensing systems can identify expensive issues you can't detect in the shop. And with new control systems, you can set and forget critical functions like downforce adjustments, VR populations and Row Control.

Keeton Seed Firmer

Cut soybean seed costs AND gain as much as $30 per acre.

Yield ChartsGet the money-making advantages of Keeton® Seed Firmers for your drill, too. New field trials show that Firmers make you money in three ways:

  • Reduced seed costs. Improved germination means you get better stands with fewer seeds. On average, tests show a 9.4% increase in soybean germination. That translates to typical seed savings of about $2 per acre.
  • Increased soybean yields. Field tests show an average yield increase of over 7%.
  • Lower equipment and labor costs. Apply liquids as you seed with Keeton’s integrated liquid applicator tubes.

Seed savings alone will pay for the Firmers during the first year. Then you’ll profit year after year from the additional yield.

Keeton Seed Firmers make a dramatic difference on shallow planted seeds like soybeans. Firming seeds into moisture and improving seed-to-soil contact improves germination. So you can reduce seeding rates of expensive seeds while maintaining productive stands. And you can order drill Firmers with application tubes.

Acres to Recoup Investment – This chart illustrates the number of acres needed to recoup the cost of a typical investment ($648 average) in seed firmers for a drill. It is based on seed savings derived from reduced populations, because of improved germination.

Seed Savings$20/bag$30/bag$40/bag$50/bag
3.0%1,080.0720.0540.0432.0
4.0%810.0540.0405.0 324.0
5.0%648.0432.0324.0259.2
6.0%540.0360.0270.0216.0
7.0%462.9308.6231.4185.1
8.0%405.0 270.0202.5162.0
9.0%360.0 240.0180.0144.0
10.0%324.0 216.0 162.0129.6

As shown on the table above, a 5% seed reduction with $40 per bag soybeans means that you only need to cover 324 acres to recoup your investment.

It pays to plant with Precision.