I am visiting My daughter and SIL on their farm in Western Nebraska.   I thought you would like to see the process of planting.   Usually we are visiting during harvest or summer growth seasons!  Spring planting is a whole different thing!  Here David is refiling the fertilizers,  seed, and insecticide in his planter.  

For corn seed alone,  the cost is $110/acre. $300 /bag.  David farms 1300 acres in corn.  … NOT TO MENTION the cost of fertilizer and insecticide

David’s 8 yr old planter does 12 rows at a time at 5 miles per hour,  guided by GPS giving very uniform planting.   The newer models can do 24 to 48 rows at a time at 10 MPH!  Much faster!…. but much more expensive.   Notice his tractor,  with caterpillar like treads.  

Me planting pumpkins, David planting corn
Loading seed into the seed cart, in this case, soybeans

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