UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION

Machinery, Equipment, and Storage

Crop production covers a variety of different operations throughout the year. Learn more about machinery, equipment, storage, economics, safety and decision tools for cropping operations.

Planting and Tilling

Grain Drill Metering Systems and Calibration (Purdue)
Planter/Drill Considerations for Conservation Tillage Systems (Virginia Tech)
Tillage/No-Till Systems (Nebraska)
Tillage Publications (Iowa State)
Replant Decision Aid Guide and XLS

Spraying

Boom Sprayer Calibration Worksheet (Kansas State)
Calibrating Boom Sprayers (Kansas State)
Droplet Chart/Selection Guide (Virginia Tech)
Nozzles: Selection and Sizing (Virginia Tech)
Pumps for Applying Crop Protection Products (Kansas State)
Equipment to Reduce Spray Drift (Kansas State)
Strategies to Reduce Spray Drift (Kansas State)

Precision Agriculture

Choosing a GPS Guidance System (Kansas State)
Connect GPS Equipment through Serial Port (Kansas State)
Select the Right GPS Hertz Rating (Kansas State)
Precision & Sensor Technologies (Virginia Tech)
Precision Agriculture (Nebraska)

Harvesting

U.S. Grain Standards (USDA)
Harvest Publications (Iowa State)
Corn Harvesting (Kentucky)
Harvesting Soybeans (Arkansas)
Harvesting Corn (Arkansas)

Custom Rates

Farm Machinery Economics

Machinery Cost: Guide and XLS (Minnesota)
Farm Machinery Papers (Kansas State)
Machinery Management (Iowa State)
Fieldwork Days Estimator: Guide and XLS

Grain Storage and Drying

Grain Bin & Storage Cost (Missouri)
Economic Returns to Grain Drying (Missouri)
Grain Shrinkage and Moisture (Missouri)
Grain Storage and Management (Purdue)
Economics of On-Farm Storage (Kansas State)

Safety

Transporting Farm Equipment (Purdue)
Safety During Grain Handling, Drying and Storage (Purdue)
Agricultural Safety and Health (Illinois)
AgrAbility (Missouri)

Tools

Leasing Farm Equipment Guide and XLS (Missouri)
Fieldwork Days Estimator (Missouri)
Machinery Cost Calculator (Minnesota)