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Name: Monosem 5" row Planter (New 2023)

2023-05-19 Planting Started planting field ASP1F1 with soybeans using Monosem 10" row new precision planter. Planted north headlands and east portion of field (about 10 acres) before rain. had some trouble on north headlands with getting enough down pressure to get seed planted as deep as desired.

2023-05-19 Planting Planted 10" row spacing plots with Monosem Planter

2023-09-13 Planting Planted winter canola in field ASP2F1 (94) with Monosem 10" row planter. Planted 1/2" deep - soil conditions were slightly wet so didn't have great seed trench closure in some areas.

2023-09-14 Planting Planted plurax winter canola in LTAR main site ASP2 plots using Monosem planter in 10" rows no-till. Seed planted 1/2 inch deep. Seed spacing within each row was approximately 2.75 inches apart.

2023-09-15 Planting Planted plural winter canola in north 3/4 of field A1 with Monosem planter in 10" rows. Planted seed 1/2 inch deep into tilled soil. The south 1/4 of field was planted to a canola variety trial.

2023-09-25 Soil Preparation Soil finish D2 perpendicular to planting direction and E2 parallel with planting direction. Plant D2 wheat rate study with MCIA Warf wheat seed at 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, and 1.6 million seeds per acre in both 5" row space (monosem) and 7.5" row space (drill).

2023-09-29 Soil Preparation Soil finish B1 perpendicular to planting direction on 9/28 (36 no-till). Plant AgiMAXX 513, Dyna-Gro 9070, MCIA Warf, and KWS 405 at 1.2 million seeds per acre in 7.5" and 15" row spacing with JD 750 drill and JD 7420 tractor (Josh) and 5", 10", and 15" row spacing with Monosem and JD 6R tractor (Patric). Planting started on 9/29 and completed 9/30.

2023-10-12 Planting Plant four 30' strips of wheat with Monosem with 5" row spacing alternating with 30' drilled. The rest of the fields was drilled. In F2 the first strip in 30' north of the prairie strip. In F1 the strips are south of the pond lab ponds.

2024-04-26 Planting Planted soybeans with Monosem planter for planting methods study. Planted 90 feet on south end of A1 in FSC, and south end of B1 in FSC. Used various rates and row spacings for project protocol

2024-09-27 Planting Plant wheat planting trial for the Singh Lab. Varieties planted at 1.2 million seeds/acre were AgriMaxx 513, MCIA Jonah, MCIA Warf, and AgriMaxx Mackinaw. Josh planted 7.5" and 15" row spacings with the 750 drill. Patrick planted 5", 10", and 15" row spacings with the Monosem. MCIA Warf was also planted at 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, and 1.6 million seed/acre at the narrow row spacing with both machines.

2024-10-15 Planting Plant alternating strips of MCIA Flipper wheat on the east edge of the field in 5" row spacing with the Monosem (five strips) and 7.5" row spacing with John Deere (four strips) at 1.5 million seeds per acre.

2025-04-29 Soil Preparation Soil finish field and plant Asgrow 25XF3 soybeans according to planting method layout.

2025-05-12 Planting Plant soybeans in 5" row spacing at 190k seeds per acre and one inch deep.

2025-05-14 Planting Plant soybeans at 140k seeds per acre 1.5 inches deep.

2025-05-14 Planting Plant PR106-20 short corn in IP1. Population was 54k seeds per acre in 10" row spacing 2" deep. Two 30' wide strips were planted alternating with a standard corn variety in 30" rows.

2025-10-06 Soil Preparation Soil finish field on 10-3. Plant wheat planting method trial. Plant AgriMaxx 513, AgriMaxx Mackinaw, MCIA Jonah, and MCIA Warf at 1.2 m seeds per acre with Manosem in 5, 10, and 15 inch row spacings and with JD 750 drill in 7.5 and 15 inch row spacings. Plant Warf with narrow row spacing with both machines at 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, and 1.6 million seeds per acre.

2026-05-04 Planting Plant Asgrow 20XF4 soybeans in planting method trail and ag optimizer trial. There is a second treatment to plant for ag optimizer in two weeks. Seed was planted 1.5" deep with monosem and drill at populations and row spacing per plot plan. Seed was also broadcast with the gandy and incorporated with a vertical tillage machine.