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Improve Plant Spacing

John Smith, Agricultural Engineer with the University of Nebraska at Scottsbluff, conducted seed placement tests on oil sunflower and large seeded confections using a variety of metering and planter types. His observations and recommendations for calibration and adjustments to achieve excellent plant spacing can be viewed on the videos below. For specific questions on sunflower planter calibration issues you may contact John Smith at:

John A. Smith
Professor/Machinery Systems Engineer
University of Nebraska
4502 Ave. I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Phone: 308-632-1247
e-mail: jsmith5@unl.edu


If you have problems opening these videos please email Tina at tinam@sunflowernsa.com or call 701-328-5138.

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1a. Improve Plant Spacing - Introduction (14346 kb .wmv file)
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1b. Uniform Rotation of Drive System (8134 kb .wmv file)
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1c. Planter Malfunction - Troubleshooting (8116 kb .wmv file)
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1d. CaseIH 1200 Series (15077 kb .wmv file)
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1e. Deere / Max Emerge Series (20863 kb .wmv file)
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1f. Deere / Finger Pickup Series (10979 kb .wmv file)
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1g. Seed Tube Evaluation (4512 kb .wmv file)
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1h. Precision Planting - Seed Monitor (8104 kb .wmv file)
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1i. Closing Comments (2679 kb .wmv file)
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1j. Case IH Meter Unit (3498 kb .wmv file)
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1k. Deere / Finger Pickup Meter Unit (1941 kb .wmv file)
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1l. Deere / Max Emerge Meter Unit (2366 kb .wmv file)
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Sunflower Desiccation

When are sunflowers ready for desiccation? Listen as Kirk Howatt from NDSU Plant Sciences discusses when sunflowers are ready for desiccation.

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Desiccating Video (18905 kb .wmv file)
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Four Good Reasons to Grow Sunflower

Listen to sunflower producers as they discuss reasons why they plant sunflowers. These producers have sunflowers in their rotation as sunflower has provided a good return over the years and given them a consistent positive bottom line.

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Four Good Reasons To Grow Sunflowers (21734 kb .wmv file)
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