Uniform Early Growth
You’ve probably often heard of the importance of uniform timing of emergence, which has been well-proven to be much more important to yield than uniform
Matt Hagny
February 15, 2017
The problem with JD 50/60/90-series drills
Many of you know that I view these drills as being superior to many others on the market because of: 1) depth gauging alongside the
Matt Hagny
April 19, 2016
Planter ‘Firming Points’ vs Seed-Tube Guards
I’ve spent much of my adult life researching ways to make planters and drills function better in no-till, and it never ceases to amaze me
Matt Hagny
March 16, 2016
Seed bounce flaps – JD 50 & 90-series drill boots
A plastic protrusion off the back of the seed boot–what could be more trivial? Except, they’re not so trivial. These reduce seed bounce, which is
Matt Hagny
March 2, 2016
Air Drills & Other Air-distribution Systems
Exapta has always focused on the soil-engaging components of planter & grain drill openers in no-till seedbeds. That has been the weakest link.
Matt Hagny
February 24, 2016
Planter Opener Blades: 3, 3.5, or 4mm? And Depth of Bevel!
‘Round and ’round. More choices than ever. I continue to see more aftermarket suppliers and OEMs (Monosem) putting 4mm-thick planter opener disks/blades
exapta
February 8, 2016
Seed Opener Designs: Past & Present Choices/Trends on Modern Equipment, with Lessons from the Past
Many of you are perplexed as to why we at Exapta endorse certain seed opener designs for no-till (NT) and not others. (And many of you wonder if I’m qualified to render judgment at all 🙂 but
Matt Hagny
December 14, 2014
Tire & Track Pressures: Goal-setting
Thinking about upgrading tractors, combines, sprayers? The features and capacity are what everyone dreams of and drools over.
Matt Hagny
December 9, 2014
Tire Inflation Pressure
Some of you are faced with harvest activities on very damp to muddy soils. Check your tire pressures! This is a zero cost way to A) reduce compaction
Matt Hagny
November 15, 2014
Case-IH Precision 500 /NH 2080, 2085 air drills
We’ve been waiting for a very long time for some significant improvement in no-till drills — something low-disturbance, with
Matt Hagny
June 9, 2014
Fooled Again! — Planter Downforce
With the planting season still fresh in your mind (unexplained variation in plant size? –any correlation to seed depth?),
Matt Hagny
June 7, 2014
Seed Firming: Why, Where, and How
We at Exapta have long emphasized the importance of adequate seed-to-soil contact. For instance, I saw enough evidence in ‘95 that I realized that Keetons
Matt Hagny
April 23, 2014