• Planting Calculator

    This Section Control Savings Calculator takes important agronomic and equipment factors into consideration to provide an estimate of the amount of savings you will see by adding this technology to your equipment. Add it all together and you have a solution that makes a lot of sense for any growing operation. See for yourself!

    Please note that this is only an estimated savings calculator considering the most common operating scenarios for implementing section control. Not all equipment configurations are supported by this tool. Actual savings seen may vary. Please contact your local dealer for more detailed information.

    Let's Get Started!

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    For the field and crop you have in mind, how many seeds do you plant per acre?
    How many seeds are in one bag? (US standards: corn - 80,000, soy - 140,000)

    Next

  • What is your average yield for the field and crop you have in mind?
    For the crop you have in mind, what is the current commodity unit price or the estimated commodity price when you sell?
    10 When planting into the headlands, areas that are double planted suffer a yield loss. Select the value you think is a fair estimate for the percent of yield lost in these areas.
    • Select your spacing
    • 15
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    • 36
    • 38
    • 50
    • 76
    • 100
    What is the row spacing for your planter?
    • Select number of rows
    • 5
    • 6
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 12
    • 16
    • 18
    • 20
    • 24
    • 30
    • 32
    • 36
    • 40
    • 48
    How many rows are on your planter?
    • Select your sections
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • Row by Row
    How many sections of your planter would you like to control? Select 'Row by Row' if you would want to control each row individually.

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  • Pick the field that best represents the kind of fields you farm.
    Rectangle with straight lines
    Rectangle with angled lines
    Trapezoid with parallel lines
    Angle with drainage channels
    Pivot
    Irregular areas with contours

    Email results

  • Please fill in the form to get the results of your calculation

    Section Control

    Individual Row Control

    Skipped Areas

    Double Planted

    Double Planted + Operator Error

    Red areas = lost profit

    Type of FieldTotal Savings
    Rectangle with straight linesNZ$4,004.92
    Rectangle with angled linesNZ$8,009.84
    Trapezoid with parallel linesNZ$6,407.87
    Angle with drainage channelsNZ$15,218.69
    PivotNZ$12,014.76
    Irregular areas with contoursNZ$19,223.61
     
    Savings from reduced overlap$NZ3.44
    Yield loss due to overlap$NZ8,006.40
    Savings per acre$NZ8.01
    Number of growing seasons to pay off investment1.3
    TOTAL SAVINGS$NZ8,009.84
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