A John Deere 6x4 Gator rigged up with the latest in GPS and computers for teaching principles of precision farming. It transports six people for in-field training. The Department of Ag and Bio Engineering will be displaying a new sprayer to be used for teaching the fundamentals of precision application. We planned this sprayer for steel wheel or rubber tire operation, and the rig can be drawn by a team of horses. This well timed moisture pushed most of the corn through pollination, and relieved the moisture stress symptoms that were appearing.
Pollination appears successful with good ear fill.
Third cutting alfalfa has been completed with above average tonnage. Sweeps on the re-growth are showing less than threshold numbers of leafhoppers. Some of the early harvested grass fields were mowed again this week. There are numerous soybean fields which were sprayed postemergence that are showing herbicide injury. This is due to tank residues that resulted from improper cleaning of the sprayer.