For several years, Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, has been in the market for a planter — specifically a corn planter she could call her own to use in plots. She focused her search ...

All jokes aside, Knirk says the rocky, light soils take a toll on his 16-row corn planter and are one reason he painstakingly checks the unit before heading to the field. Improved stand and ear ...