9 corn rows?

Dale c mi · May 27, 2015

On my way to work I see corn that looks like it is being drilled in, anyone know why? Silage?

centash · May 27, 2015

Seed corn plot?

Ben

jon f mn · May 27, 2015

Double rows is the new thing, you can see they are timed to be every other one in the rows. The ones I've seen looked like 30" rows and the twin rows were closer tho.

Dieseltech · May 27, 2015

May be twin-20. Brother has a new Great Plains planter set up like that through a Stine seed deal this year. Before that he was using a Great Plains twin row on 36 inch centers.

Mike Groom · May 27, 2015

My neighbor planted those rows last year,more plants per acre and higher yield,I guess you can still combine with your same machine.

Dale c mi · May 27, 2015

We have a few large dairy farms close to where this field was. At least an 80 acre field. I could touch both rows with one hand!

Kickinbull · May 27, 2015

I recently saw some simular. I think it was on 15 in. rows. In the area it was planted there are a lot of dairys.

coonie minnie · May 27, 2015

Those are twin rows. The concept has been around since the 70's, and seems to have made somewhat of a comeback.

notjustair · May 27, 2015

There is one guy around here who does doubles. He bought the planter dirt cheap at an auction. He's had some struggles with good ideas - I think this ranks as one of those struggles. I'll keep my 12 row singles.

Bruce from Can. · May 28, 2015

The Kemmper style corn head on newer choppers will cut any number of rows in any direction.Local cash cropper here planted 100 acres of grain corn like that last year , he put sunflower attachments on his 35 foot grain head. They had to travel very slow, and the grain buggy had to be close by at all time because the grain tank on the combine would fill in a short distance. Never heard how the yield was, guess wewill see how well it works if he dose it again.

tim(in) · May 28, 2015

I've wondered if anybody still uses ridge tillage any more.? I remember when i think it was burch made twin row planters.

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