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The latest planter attachment from 360
Yield Center has two functions.
“We want to improve the process of closing and we’re
also using the blade on 360 WAVE to apply starter near
the seed as we’re running along next to that trench,”
said
Tim Sauder
, director of product development with
360 Yield Center.
360 WAVE is an angled blade that slices through the
seed trench sidewall and delivers starter to the side
and below the seed.
It gently surrounds seeds with moist soil by peeling
a band of moist soil from the lower half of the seed
trench and rolling it over the seed.
360 WAVE mounts to the rear of the planter-row unit
shank, simplifying installation and ensuring alignment
with double-disk openers.
The blade swivels to follow the seed trench on curves
and includes a stop to limit travel so the blade never
places starter in the seed trench.
That reduces the risk of slotting and air pockets
in dry, wet and ideal seedbed conditions.
In-house trials have showed positive results.
“In our plots we’re seeing anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000
more plants per acre,” Sauder said. “Just by adding this
attachment ahead of the closing system you already
own.”
And some trials have shown anywhere from a two to
14-bushel boost in corn yields compared to traditional
closing systems.
Click the button below to watch a demo of the 360
WAVE.
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360 YIELD CENTER INTRODUCES
360 WAVE
This product offers enhanced seed trench closing with rapid starter uptake
DIEGO FLAMMINI
FARMS.COM
“IN OUR PLOTS WE’RE SEEING
ANYWHERE FROM 1,000 TO 2,000
MORE PLANTS PER ACRE.”
