Britt Buchanan
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a major synergy between till mapper and what results in a tool that we call variable depth tillage.
So it's a customizable tool where the trusted advisor on the farm, the agronomist you work with, the retail organization you work with, or the farmer themselves can customize and set a target PSI for the fields that can depend on what crop you're going to plant or even what hybrid you're going to plant. and then what implement depth of focus you're gonna have.
So it's a customizable tool where the trusted advisor on the farm, the agronomist you work with, the retail organization you work with, or the farmer themselves can customize and set a target PSI for the fields that can depend on what crop you're going to plant or even what hybrid you're going to plant. and then what implement depth of focus you're gonna have.
So it's a customizable tool where the trusted advisor on the farm, the agronomist you work with, the retail organization you work with, or the farmer themselves can customize and set a target PSI for the fields that can depend on what crop you're going to plant or even what hybrid you're going to plant. and then what implement depth of focus you're gonna have.
So usually, corn and soybeans, you're gonna be at about four to 12 inches as your focus zone, maybe deeper for potatoes or sugar beets. You can customize all those variables so that the output of the tool is a variable depth tillage recommendation that tells you, on average, you don't need to till at all on 20 to 40% of your field to accomplish those goals. So it's not about tillage or no tillage.
So usually, corn and soybeans, you're gonna be at about four to 12 inches as your focus zone, maybe deeper for potatoes or sugar beets. You can customize all those variables so that the output of the tool is a variable depth tillage recommendation that tells you, on average, you don't need to till at all on 20 to 40% of your field to accomplish those goals. So it's not about tillage or no tillage.
So usually, corn and soybeans, you're gonna be at about four to 12 inches as your focus zone, maybe deeper for potatoes or sugar beets. You can customize all those variables so that the output of the tool is a variable depth tillage recommendation that tells you, on average, you don't need to till at all on 20 to 40% of your field to accomplish those goals. So it's not about tillage or no tillage.
It's an opportunity to reduce tillage by only tilling where you need to.
It's an opportunity to reduce tillage by only tilling where you need to.
It's an opportunity to reduce tillage by only tilling where you need to.
Great point. So there in the market today are tools that, so John Deere TruSet as well as C&H Ecolatiger are two examples of equipment suites that can ingest this data layer and automatically adjust in the field.
Great point. So there in the market today are tools that, so John Deere TruSet as well as C&H Ecolatiger are two examples of equipment suites that can ingest this data layer and automatically adjust in the field.
Great point. So there in the market today are tools that, so John Deere TruSet as well as C&H Ecolatiger are two examples of equipment suites that can ingest this data layer and automatically adjust in the field.
That being said, a lot of folks just look at the map and go out and address what the map tells them they need to address or they use our app that guides them where am I using GPS in the field and what's the recommended depth in the field if they can manually adjust and implement.
That being said, a lot of folks just look at the map and go out and address what the map tells them they need to address or they use our app that guides them where am I using GPS in the field and what's the recommended depth in the field if they can manually adjust and implement.
That being said, a lot of folks just look at the map and go out and address what the map tells them they need to address or they use our app that guides them where am I using GPS in the field and what's the recommended depth in the field if they can manually adjust and implement.
Yeah, I think if you follow Mike and I around for a day, the phrase you'll hear on repeat is actionable insights. Everything we're doing is an actionable insight. In my undergrad, that was a phase, or maybe that phase still exists, where the word sustainability is maybe overused. But what I was taught is there's three pillars to sustainability.
Yeah, I think if you follow Mike and I around for a day, the phrase you'll hear on repeat is actionable insights. Everything we're doing is an actionable insight. In my undergrad, that was a phase, or maybe that phase still exists, where the word sustainability is maybe overused. But what I was taught is there's three pillars to sustainability.
Yeah, I think if you follow Mike and I around for a day, the phrase you'll hear on repeat is actionable insights. Everything we're doing is an actionable insight. In my undergrad, that was a phase, or maybe that phase still exists, where the word sustainability is maybe overused. But what I was taught is there's three pillars to sustainability.
There's economic sustainability, economic, ecological, and cultural or social. And all of our products hit on all three of those pillars. So if we talk about till mappers specifically, the economic benefit, if you don't till an acre, you're saving $20, $30 in diesel fuel alone. You're also saving time of labor. You're saving wear and tear on equipment.