With cotton harvest approaching, growers need to start performing necessary maintenance and adjustments to get the cotton pickers ready. One of the most often overlooked areas during this preparation is harvest technology i.e. the yield monitoring components. As cotton yield data is increasingly being used by crop consultants and growers in making crop management decisions,…Continue Reading Technology Checklist for Cotton Harvest Preparation
Category: Harvest Technology
Cotton Harvest Considerations to Ensure Quality Yield Data
Yield maps are considered as a year-end report card for a farm that shows us what worked and where. Many consultants and growers utilize cotton yield maps at the end of the year to evaluate field performance and to determine how certain management practices can be adjusted in the next season to maximize productivity across…Continue Reading Cotton Harvest Considerations to Ensure Quality Yield Data
Post-Harvest Considerations for Yield Monitors and Data Management
While the 2020 corn crop has been out of the fields for few months now, many growers are also wrapping up the cotton harvest and will be done soon. As the harvest season comes to a close, it is a good time to implement some best management practices to properly inspect and maintain harvest technology…Continue Reading Post-Harvest Considerations for Yield Monitors and Data Management
Cotton Harvest Considerations: Make Sure to Calibrate Your Yield Monitor!
Among all precision ag technologies, the yield monitor is one of the most valuable pieces of equipment that not only helps growers in evaluating different management decisions made throughout the year but also guides the crop management decisions for the upcoming year. Yield data from an uncalibrated yield monitor can lead to poor management decisions…Continue Reading Cotton Harvest Considerations: Make Sure to Calibrate Your Yield Monitor!