PAG | December 2021

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It is no secret that farming is hard – from
uncertainty of fertilizer use, margins, seed
prices going up, climate change, drought,
floods etc.
“Field profitability is not necessarily driven by
creating the biggest yield in a field” states Colin
Rush at the well-attended
Colin Rush is the Chief Operating Officer at
He is a senior executive leader
with 25 years’ experience in the global agricultural
equipment and ag technology industry. Rush has
held senior positions with John Deere, Case IH/CNHi
and JCB Canada, so he definitely understands the
challenges farmers face.
“Doing things differently is not advice, but rather
an exploration of how you can push and drive yield
profitability on your farm by reducing operating costs
and increasing yield in a sustainable matter,” explains
Rush.
Rush unveiled the next-generation machine from Clean
Seed, The SMART Seeder MAX, a unique seeding tool
that operates effectively in all field conditions. The
SMART Seeder MAX allows producers to place seed,
fertilizer, and amendments in a single pass, using a
coulter and shank combination.
With the SMART Seeder MAX, you can achieve the
four R’s (right time, right place, right source, and right
rate) of nutrient stewardship to align the economic,
environmental, and social components of nutrient
management. The scalable planting machine will
improve yields, reduce input costs, and reduce the
environmental impact of modern planting and seeding.
RIGHT TIME
One of the biggest value propositions of the SMART
Seeder Max is that it offers a true no-till single pass
coulter shank combination with cutting action.
Unlike a regular shank, which may rake and drag
trash, the coulter vertically separates furrow fertility,
cutting residue and trash material between rows and
preserving organic matter.
In addition to the shank part of the SMART Seeder
Max, a triple shot blade opener can fracture soil below
the furrow. This breaks up compaction, increases soil
aeration and improves water infiltration which results
in deepening rooting depths, better moisture storage
and better drought tolerance.
RIGHT PLACE
The SMART Seeder Max offers up to 5 independent
products, as well as 6 different product furrow
placement options per row. With a total of 60
independent rows, this patented technology provides
highly advanced digital, singulation and volumetric
metering systems.
RIGHT SOURCE
The SMART Seeder Max delivers high resolution seed
and fertilizer prescriptions down to the square foot
across every row of the drill. It provides an opportunity
to merge up to five individual
products and blend single
nutrients accurately without
losing efficiency at seeding.
ARE YOU A
SMART SEEDER?
PHOTO: smartseedermax.com