Twelve-inch Corn Rows Possible With Calmer's New Head
Collaboration with Stein Seed Company Helps Calmer Design one-foot rows.
Compiled by staff
Published: Sep 19, 2012
Working in conjunction with Stine Seed Company, Calmer Corn Heads is taking narrow rows to new measurements.
Calmer's 12-inch row corn head will allow corn growers to push plant populations well past 40,000 seeds per acre while maintaining adequate space. Company officials say the 12-inch corn head will retail for around $7,500 per row.
Increased plant populations are shown to make better use of soil moisture and nutrients as well as combat weeds once the crop canopy is established.
For more information, contact Calmer Corn Heads, Alpha, Ill., at (309) 629-9000.
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