Week 13 Submission - Thad Krause

Thad Krause

Planter malfunction 

Granular imagery not only gives indication of poor plant health because of disease, deficiency, pests, etc, but also mechanical malfunction that leads to gaps in fields. Below is an image where the customers planter shut its rows off just a bit too early before the end of the round leaving a small gap next to the headlands where crops didn’t get planted. Looking at this particular field gave this farmer a reminder of the planter issue from the spring and reinforces that it’s important for good plant placement for a consistently health field from one end to the next.