On-Farm Corn Planting Speed Study - ExactEmerge™
The purpose of this study is to evaluate higher planting speeds, utilizing John Deere’s ExactEmerge™ and its effect on spacing, emergence, and yield.
- What Beck’s set out to test
- The purpose of this study is to evaluate higher planting speeds, utilizing John Deere’s ExactEmerge™ and its effect on spacing, emergence, and yield.
- What they found
By planting at higher speeds, Beck's can cover more acres in a shorter window. Multi-year, multi-location ExactEmerge™ system data indicates there was no yield loss when planting at higher speeds. John Deere ExactEmerge is now PFR Proven™.
2023 Results Observation By planting at higher speeds, Beck's can cover more acres in a shorter window. Multi-year, multi-location ExactEmerge™ system data indicates there was no yield loss when planting at higher speeds. John Deere ExactEmerge is now PFR Proven™. 3-Year Multi-Location Planting Speed - ExactEmerge™ Yield Average
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