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Salin 247's Autonomous Planter Strip-Tills Corn in Iowa

Noah Newman
May 3, 2024

Autonomy in action! Salin 247's autonomous planter is off and running this spring. The lightweight, electric-powered planter no-tilled soybeans in Webster County, Iowa as part of the company's Early Planted Soybean project with the Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa State University.

A few weeks later, the planter was back in action, planting corn on a strip-tilled field for an Iowa State nitrogen study. Salin 247 founder Dave Krog says they will return to the field next month to autonomously sidedress 5 different 32% UAN treatments. We'll check back in with Krog's crew soon to see how it goes. See more in the clip below from Conservation Ag Update! 

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Noah Newman

Noah Newman started at Lessiter Media in March 2022 as Associate Editor for No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies. He previously worked in broadcast journalism as a sports anchor/reporter for television stations in central Illinois and most recently Jackson, Mississippi, where he was named the state’s sportscaster of the year by the National Sports Media Association. The Cleveland, Ohio, native enjoys engaging with growers, learning extensively about their operations, and sharing impactful stories with the audience.

Contact: nnewman@lessitermedia.com