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Illinois farmer reviews planting behind calmer corn head
Our shop foreman, Andy, is out planting his fields that were harvested with a Calmer-Built Corn Head equipped with BT Chopper® chopping stalk rolls in the fall. Listen along to the video as he describes his 'very basic' planter setup that is easy to use when planting...
Meet Andy: our Shop Foreman
Custom-Built Corn Heads with a Farmer's Touch Our custom corn heads are assembled just outside the Quad Cities in Alpha, Illinois, USA. We build corn heads to order using a combination of field-tested patented performance parts that enables these heads to chop...
Largest Corn Head Ever Produced
Operating at 40-foot wide, the Calmer 3215 Corn Head was produced for Frank Howey Farms in Monroe, North Carolina. With nearly 21,000 acres to farm where he grows corn, soybeans and and wheat, along with raising a small cattle herd, Howey farms needed a corn head that...
Phosphorous and Potassium nutrient stratification in no-till
As a farmer, it's critical to know what pays and what doesn't when it comes to your inputs. After decades of conducting on-farm research and soil tests, Marion has learned that surface-applied P&K fertilizer moves very little in the soil profile. Listen to learn...
Beaver Vineyards farm Recommends Calmer Kit
Beaver Vineyards Farm Recommends Calmer Kit for corn head performance and residue management Watch Beaver Vineyards' self produced video as Tara talks through installation process along with the performance realized from the Calmer BT Chopper® Kit on their John Deere...
Auger vs. Draper Soybean Headers: The Economics
Does individual bean or pod loss from an auger-fed platform add up enough to support the cost of switching to a draper-style head? Central Illinois farmer, George Roberts, discusses the economics of purchasing an auger-fed bean header vs. a draper bean header on his...