One of the major operations on every sugar farm or estate is the transport of the crop from the field where it is grown to. the point where any further transport is no longer the responsibility of the planter. This point is either the locomotive line, a South African Railways siding or the mill yard.. Being one of the important features of sugar planting, transport has a big influence on the co...

The basic requirements for small scale cropping machines are, they should be suitable for small farms, simple in design and technology and versatile for use in different farm operations. A manually operated template row planter was designed and developed to improve planting efficiency and reduce drudgery involved in manual planting method. Seed planting is also possible for different size of se...

US cotton producers are motivated to optimize planter performance ensure timely and uniform stand establishment early in the season, especially when planting sub-optimal field conditions. Field studies were conducted 2017, 2018 2019 evaluate effect of seeding depth downforce on crop emergence yield planted different soil moisture conditions representative dry, normal wet attained by applying 0,...