3 steps to achieve high quality autumn sowing

What are the 3 steps that every farmer can take to check the quality of autumn sowing on the farm and what timely measures can each farmer take to improve the quality of sowing.

Step 1

Counting the seeds in the row

Surely you know how many kg/ha you have sown, but do you know the number of seeds in 1 acre?

We can help you be more precise and fight them!

What would you do if we told you that a 10% difference in the amount of seed at sowing gives more than a 20% difference in yield at harvest time?

Most likely, many of you will want to count the seeds in the row, but definitely no one would want to dig up each row at autumn sowing to count seeds and detect gaps and duplications.

There is an easy and effective way to combat seeds when sowing even before they have reached the seedbed, and this is BMC sowing monitoring systemon The Italian brand MC Electronics. 

The BMC solution is new for Bulgaria, but it has already proven its effectiveness worldwide. With its help, the flow of seeds in each of the seed ducts is monitored, and sensors count the seeds and transmit the data to the terminal in the cabin. The system has its own display, but it is also ISOBUS compatible and this allows NAVIESbe connected to the tractor's navigation display — so all data is monitored from one place.

This type of system makes it possible to catch the “bad” sowing at the beginning and to take timely measures — adjustments to the machine, inspection of clogging pipes, etc., to ensure a good seed population.

Step 2

Precision and speed in sowing

Are you pressed by the time to work in the field?

We know that in order to reach the desired yield and amount of harvest, the sowing process must be well planned and wait for the appropriate conditions for its implementation.

With precision farming technologies, you are prepared for a quick job when the perfect sowing time window arrives! With the navigation display Trimble GFX-750and with the control systemEZ-Pilot Procan optimize the operating time and sow faster, without affecting the accuracy and quality of processing. With the combination of display and Trimble control, you have the ability to carry out quality sowing, without gaps and overlaps both during the day and at night.

The direction of the machine in a straight line, thanks to GFX-750and EZ-Pilot Pro, is a prerequisite for subsequent precision machining and achieving higher productivity, due to the reduction of operator fatigue.

And for even better results in the field, display GFX-750allows automation not only of sowing, but of all field treatments with its Isobus-compatibility. With this option, managing a wide range of equipment and inventory is easier and more efficient.

Step 3

Automation of sowing processes

Do you use automation when sowing?

No, here we are not just talking about the automatic control of the tractor, but about the complete automation of the sowing process.

The higher the level of automation, the more time the operator in the machine has to focus on the data that intelligent systems collect about the quality of the sowing itself. Thus, he has the possibility of a quick reaction if any of the sowing parameters go out of the norm.

However, how to achieve this automation and what are the possibilities that modern technology offers?

A good example of automation is the planter Kverneland u-drill,which offers many possibilities for automated management.

First and foremost is ISOBUS compatibility — it makes it possible to control all the functions of the planter directly from the navigation display in the cab — no matter if it is Tellus Pro, Tellus Go, Trimble GFX-750, Trimble TMX-2050, Muller Track Guide IIIor another ISOBUS compatible model.

The second possibility of automation, which Kverneland u-drilloffers GEOLIFT — the automatic starting and lifting of the planter when entering the edge zone in which it has already been sown.

Last but not least GEOCONTROL — the ability to stop the left or right section of the u-drill planter, which allows work in narrower areas at the end of the field, where they are available, without making overlaps with the sowing already carried out.

And what are your 3 steps to ensure the quality of autumn sowing?