Timing.
Singulation.
Financially, how much have we gained planting beans earlier, with a drill, in narrower rows?
My dad has always had a drill for the oats, then we would run ALL the corn, soybeans, and pinto beans through the planter.
Corn and pinto beans with the planter worked fine because we plant corn early and pintos late. It was the soybeans that didn’t get the best start.
We’ve now switched to seeding soybeans with the drill, which gives us an earlier plant date, more inconsistent spacing, and narrower rows.
So what’s the ROI?
We’re shading the rows quicker.
We had our best @pioneerseeds soybean crop we’ve ever had last year, granted so did many others.
I think it’s working. Now, is it worth it to buy another planter to improve our singulation? Can improved singulation on soybeans offset the cost of an additional piece of equipment? Right now, I’m leaning toward no.
OR buy a bigger planter to get the corn done and switch to soybeans faster?
What do you think? Worth it?
