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User: Justin Mezo

Created on: 2016-11-08

Observation Date 2016-11-08

Comment:
No-till planted wheeler rye in the LTER Biodiversity study, treatments B4 (104, 220, 307, 403), B5 (114, 217, 312, 405),and B16 (101, 210, 308, 416). Seed was a rye variety that is a wheeler rye from Moore Seed Farm out of Elsie MI. Target population was 2.5 bu/a or 140 lbs/A. 224 lbs was loaded into the drill total and there was 81 lbs that was taken out of the drill after planting .9 acres. The final seeding rate works out to be 159 lbs/A (2.8 bu/A). Planting depth was 1.0 inch deep. Drill population setting was set at 38.5.

Areas:
B16 B4 B5

Observation Type:
Planting

Activities:

Worker: Ryan Anthony
Equipment: John Deere 1590 15' no-till drill
Equipment: John Deere 7420b Tractor (14.9 R 46 back tire size)

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