TRANSFORMATION FROM CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE TO PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN

THE UNITED STATES

By:Michael Reinert

What can happen if nothing is done

Just look at History

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/dust-bowl-cause-1.jpg

What it takes Spending a whole bunch of money on

new equipment? Upgrading equipment?

Planter clutches Sensors GPS

Good Maintenance

Tillage equipment of old

http://frontiers.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/images/ngp_farm_plow.jpg

http://reveg-catalog.tamu.edu/images/07-site-prep/06-disk%20harrow.jpg

http://www1.caseih.com/northamerica/Products/Tillage/ChiselPlow/PublishingImages/PTX600_001_05-540.jpg

http://www.lakecountyshow.org/grain/grain_drill.jpg

Soil being Broken out Early pioneer’s had to get ride of the

residue Didn’t know it but also better seed to soil

contact The plow; tool of choice for a long time,

been around for a very long time

Equipment of today

http://www.tillageontario.com/images/tips/31/image001.jpg

http://images.meredith.com/ag/images/2007/03/l_0313springplanting05.jpg

http://www.apachesprayer.com/as1210.aspx

What we want!!

http://www.parkfarmscomputer.com/default.cfm?page_id=105

Not this!!!

http://www.bakerimplement.com/cih-planters.htm

http://www.masseyferguson.com/agco/mf/na/seedingtillage/Library2_B.jpg

http://www.precisionag.com/news/?storyid=2267

http://nue.okstate.edu/Precision_Ag_Equipmentx.htm

http://spectraprecision.tradeindia.com/Exporters_Suppliers/Exporter14616.315410/Ag-GPS-EZ-Guide-500-Lightbar.html

http://www.croplife.com/clmag/?storyid=145

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemispheregps/3852089137/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hemispheregps/

http://www.croplife.com/clmag/?storyid=1689

Basic upkeep Row openers New Discs Down pressure is tight/gauge wheels are

set Seed are pushed in the soil with

adequate moisture Press wheels are closing furrow

The pieces of the puzzle

http://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=4473&aid=35097&lid=9613114

http://www.yetterco.com/index.php

http://www.robertsonequipment.com/planting-yetter.htm http://www.needhamag.com/

innovative_product_sales/martin_closing_system_modifications.php

QUESTIONS???Questions??