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The late April morning was bright and sunny. I climbed into the tractor cab and was soon transfixed by the display monitors. A little mock tractor and planter on the screen was painting in the field as we went. The tactor was on autosteer, so the operator could show me things as we planted. Soon, we stopped so he could fill up his starter fertilizer tanks.
“Did you check seed depth when you first got here?” he asked.
“No, I was just taking pictures,” I said.
“I haven’t dug today, but it’s set at 2 inches, and it’s been right on target,” he said.
I took it as a strong hint that he wanted me to check seed depth while he filled the fertilizer tanks. I did my share of digging for seed in my...