New Liquid Fertilizer Plkacement Disc For Case IH Planter

New Liquid Fertilizer Plkacement Disc For Case IH Planter PLANTERS Planters 24-1-35 We're excited about our new Liquid Fertilizer Placement Disc for Case-IH planters equipped with offset closing discs (800 Series and newer). The kit includes a 9-in. blade assembly and metal tube - one per row. The blade bolts to the existing factory-cast bracket. No planter alteration is needed. It places liquid fertilizer to the side of the seed trench, just below the seed. This allows the use of higher rates or even salt-based fertilizers without germination burn, while maintaining the benefits of fertilizer in the root zone for increased yields. We are working to have units available in the next few weeks. We ran prototypes last spring on a 12-row 900 Series planter over about 1,200 acres of mostly no-till. The farmer who ran the planter was well-satisfied with the performance of our system. If you already have liquid fertilizer on your planter, our unit can be adapted to various pumps and plumbing. Our disc replaces the lead closing blade on the planter while the other disc stays in place. Our disc closes the seed trench as it opens another trench to the side, placing fertilizer 1 1/2 in. to the side and 1 1/2 to 2 in. deep. No pressure is required to inject fertilizer into the slot. This system sells for $39 per row. (Jeff Schultz, J.S. Ag Innovations inc., RR 2, Box 125C, Ewing, Mo. 63440 (ph 800-400-2610 or 573-494-3698).

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