Precision Planting Rolls Out New Planter, Software
Precision Planting today revealed a fully custom, factory-built planting system called CornerStone. The CornerStone Planting System comes fully built with everything but the planter bar and is integrated with Precision Planting’s technology.
The company also announced that Panorama from Precision Planting now has two Application Programming Interface (API) connections and is available for purchase. Additionally, a larger 20|20 monitor was announced, as well as updates on the Radicle Agronomics platform.
CornerStone Planting System
Precision Planting's new planter solution enhances ease of in-field use, and offers simple adjustments for changing planting conditions. The system also offers increased durability and serviceability, according to the company.
Compatible with all standard-height 7x7 planter bars, CornerStone is fully integrated with Precision Planting technologies and will allow farmers to customize their planter with a factory-built system that ships with all components — both mechanical and electronic — already installed.
“We’re currently beta testing the CornerStone Planting System and, with successful field trials this spring, anticipate it being commercially available to dealers and farmers in 2025,” said Caleb Schleder, director of technical services and support.
Panorama Commercially Available
Precision Planting’s Panorama allows farmers to view maps and input summaries and agronomic data from a Gen 3 20|20. Now commercially available, farmers can see all of their 20|20 data on their phone, computer or other platform of their choice.
The company has also announced its first API connections to Panorama: John Deere Operations Center and Climate FieldView. Users of Precision Planting’s 20|20 who want to further explore and analyze data in either of these two connections can do so by linking the two together.
16-inch 20|20 Display
Precision Planting’s 20|20 display is now available at 16-inches and offers two times the widget locations and is perfect for visualizing more data in the cab, according to the company.
“Farmers want to visualize more data in the field than ever before,” said Justin Vollmer, software engineer. “With the new 16-inch 20|20 display and our latest software release, a grower can mount secondary 20|20 displays wherever it makes the most sense in the cab.
Along with the new display, a new 5 port ethernet switch is being beta tested to allow multiple in-cab screen combinations.
Radicle Agronomics
Radicle agronomics is a suite of soil sampling and analysis tools that the company hopes will improve the efficiency and repeatability of the soil sample to fertilizer recommendation process.
“Radicle Agronomics can help growers optimize fertilizer management by integrating and improving the decision process,” said Dale Koch, Radicle product manager.
Starting with GeoPress and GeoTube in the field, soil samplers can take samples and mix and package them into an RFID coded GeoTube that references the location of the sample. The tubes are then taken to the Radicle Lab, the world's first self-contained soil lab. MicroFlow technology used in the Radicle lab helps eliminate human errors from the traditional laboratory process, completing a precision soil analysis in minutes, Koch added.
The final step in the Radicle system is Precision Planting software that allows users to set up field boundaries, track the GeoPress' location, and view sample results from the lab.
“Agronomists and growers will be able to determine soil pH, buffer pH, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium, cation exchange capacity and base saturation,” Koch said.
The Radicle system is planned for a staged rollout, with a limited number of GeoPress systems in the field in 2024 and a beta with the Radicle Lab. Agronomists with an interest in using GeoPress can contact Precision Planting for more information.
