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The Dirt Warriors of the Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agri-Business Development Team got a paradigm-shifting surprise when they visited the Salar Bagh Research and Demonstration Farm near Asadabad, in Kunar province, Afghanistan. The farm, built 20 years ago by the Chinese after the Soviets left Afghanistan, was in great shape. And the farm manager was an expert on local agronomics, soils and cropping techniques. The experience highlighted the fact that one of our key missions is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from ag-savvy Afghans like the farm manager to ordinary Afghan farmers.

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Galileo mobility developed and patented a new wheel for farm tractors. The Galileo Wheel offers a new angle on sustainable development by dramatically decreasing machine caused ground damage which can affect crop yield by as much as 60%. The unique wheel can be installed on any tractor without any modification to the machine

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Conservation techniques have greatly changed the way we protect the environment. And that applies to an important element on farms and in our gardens. Topsoil is critical when you’re raising crops to feed the nation and the world. And while it may simply look like “dirt,” it’s a resource that science is working to improve.

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12 disc plough with seedbox planting wheat near Doringbaai, Western Cape, South Africa. 2009

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Depth Adjustment

Even with depth set properly, seeds in some fields are planted too shallow because firm soil limits penetration of the seed opener and depth wheels don’t adequately contact the ground. Check seed depth and use sufficient but not excessive down pressure to maintain depth wheel contact with the soil.

Lighten pressure after significant rainfall to avoid compacting soil.

To transfer weight to row units, some planters use pneumatic diaphragms. Central adjustment with the pneumatic system allows down pressure on the multiple row units to be adjusted simultaneously.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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agriculture, hungary, tractor, traktor, mezőgazdaság, soil, Auditker, Eger, szőlő, grape

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Depth Adjustment

Even with depth set properly, seeds in some fields are planted too shallow because firm soil limits penetration of the seed opener and depth wheels don’t adequately contact the ground. Check seed depth and use sufficient but not excessive down pressure to maintain depth wheel contact with the soil.

Lighten pressure after significant rainfall to avoid compacting soil.

To transfer weight to row units, some planters use pneumatic diaphragms. Central adjustment with the pneumatic system allows down pressure on the multiple row units to be adjusted simultaneously.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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Closing Systems

Pressure on closing wheels or covering discs should be adjusted as soil moisture changes to create soil contact with the seed without over-compaction.

In cases of wet soil, using a float setting (no down spring pressure) on the closing wheels may improve germination. Using closing wheels with fingers rather than conventional wheels with a continuous rim may result in lighter pressure on the soil.

Drag chains may also be used to move soil lightly over the seed furrow without adding surface pressure.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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Closing Systems

Pressure on closing wheels or covering discs should be adjusted as soil moisture changes to create soil contact with the seed without over-compaction.

In cases of wet soil, using a float setting (no down spring pressure) on the closing wheels may improve germination. Using closing wheels with fingers rather than conventional wheels with a continuous rim may result in lighter pressure on the soil.

Drag chains may also be used to move soil lightly over the seed furrow without adding surface pressure.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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Seed Openers

To help create a narrow profile for easier insertion into the soil, planters with evenly matched seed opener discs (e.g., John Deere, Kinze, White) should be pinched together along the periphery of the blades at the soil entry point Close enough to firmly hold a business card between the discs.

Planters with staggered leading and trailing discs should have discs only slightly separated, perhaps 0.06 inches, maintaining a narrow space between edges of the lead and trailing discs but allowing the trailing disc to run in the furrow cut by the leading disc.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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