Iowa manufacturer unveils multi-hybrid seed planter

Farm equipment maker Kinze Manufacturing, of Williamsburg, Iowa, said it would begin limited production of the multi-hybrid seed planter for the spring 2015 planting season. The planters will allow farmers to change seed hybrids and population rates on-the-go.

Farm Weekly, based in Australia, says “it is an idea that is sure to attract attention of broadacre farmers throughout the world. Instead of selecting an average seed variety for use across an entire paddock (field), seed hybrids can be selected and automatically planted to suit different management zones, identified by paddock maps.” Farm Weekly says the German manufacturer Horsch “already has showcased its electrically-driven singulating module which is adaptable to air seeders, eliminating the need for the conventional vacuum-style planters.”

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