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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.

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.

MeterMax Ultra Test Stand

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Poor meter performance = lost yield

You should be getting 98% or better accuracy from your meters, but typical meters run at only 92%-97%. When each additional percentage point is worth another bushel or two for every acre, there’s plenty of room for improvement.

What’s the accuracy on your meters?

Once your Precision Planting dealer puts one of your meters on the MeterMax® Ultra test stand, you’ll know. Then, if your meters are off, you can regain lost yield with a complete calibration. Here’s how it works.

The meter is mounted on the MeterMax Ultra test stand, filled with the type and size of seed you’re going to plant, and turned on. The connected 20/20 SeedSense® monitor precisely records the performance using your population and planting speeds. You see the results.

The meter is then adjusted – cleaned, balanced and repaired as necessary – and tested again, until all the errors are eliminated and your lost yield is restored. Past experience shows an average 5.7 bushel-per-acre improvement.

“The best investment we have ever made is meter calibration….We wouldn’t dream of going to the field without putting our meters on this test stand.” That’s what Illinois grower Gary Kahle says. Once your meters start delivering your best possible yield, you’ll feel the same way.

Don’t put it off. See your nearby Precision Planting dealer today for a FREE meter evaluation and for the meter calibration that restores the yield you’re losing now.

It pays to plant with Precision.