Drew Gerber, with Horsch, walks through a product overview on the Horsch Maestro planter at the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois.
Distinguishing features of the machine include:
- Metering devices are driven electrically and are individually switchable
- Electronic control system including adjustable warning device
- A very small metering device with very few moving parts
- Seed hopper with a capacity of 2,000 liters and fertilizer hopper with a capacity of 2,800 liters
A Cost Cutting Mentality Reaps Strip-Till Rewards
Erosion control and banded nutrient placement are a couple of the reasons New Prague, Minn., strip-tiller Greg Entinger adopted strip-till in 2015. He shares some of the economic objectives and measurable returns he's seen with reduced fuel usage, selling full-width tillage equipment and fertilizer cost savings.
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