He leads the Farm Journal Test Plots crew to the field with new equipment designed to tackle the production challenges of today. 'The closing assembly’s job is to make sure every seed has uniform contact with the soil and to firm the soil enough to keep the seed environment from drying out,' he explains.įerrie encourages farmers to build the foundation for higher yields with picket-fence stands and photocopy ears. 'Furrow management plays a bigger role in uniform emergence than most farmers realize,' says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. The final contact that your planter makes with the seed every spring can hold the secret to taking yields to the next level.
