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Planter Tune-up: Parallel Linkage

Michelle Thilges 02/05/2011 @ 12:23am I am a content editor with Successful Farming magazine. I focus primarily with machinery, fuel, transportation, weather, and grain handling.

Everyone knows the importance of getting good seed to soil contact. The best way to do this is to have proper down pressure. Kevin Kimberley, a crop consultant in Iowa, explains the best ways to get your down pressure set properly before going into the field.

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