6: SmartDepth Discussion with Ryan Johnson

The Smarter Every Season crew sits down with the SmartDepth Product Support Lead, Ryan Johnson, to talk through some of the questions and challenges they have heard since the commercial release of SmartDepth in early November. The conversation includes:

• SmartDepth's path through an extremely wet and normal planting seasons in the Beta testing process
• Unexpected value understanding from Beta participants
• A field trial plot protocol that worked (and the need for more learning)
• Using SmartDepth to pursue the optimal depth versus targeting the best average depth
• Discussion around the control and response speed of the SmartDepth
• Corn root development at different seeding depth
• SmartDepth impacts to shallower planted crops
• Controlling planting depth via prescription