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Last week Raven gave media and dealers the very first look at a planter capable of switching seed hybrids on-the-go to match soil conditions. Raven says it is the first planter that can do this.
The multi-hybrid planter control system is built as an enhancement to Raven's OmniRow planter control system that allows for variable rate seeding.
Raven worked with SDSU to set up the system on a European-made Monosem twin-row planter. Researchers wanted the system to use in field trials that looked at the yield advantage of switching hybrids in the row on the go based on ground conditions.
Raven says the new planter is two planters in one. It has one toolbar but multiple seed bins and planter controllers. The row units on the Monosem twin-row planter are designed to plant seed in paired rows that are spaced closely together. The row units are staggered to provide the working room needed to plant two rows closely together. With this modified system, the staggered row units are used to plant...