# How to calibrate a grain drill

> An Iowa agronomy guide explains how to calibrate a grain drill before planting small grains such as oats and spring wheat. It notes that low commodity prices are encouraging farmers to diversify into cool-season crops that cut herbicide and fertilizer costs.

- Date: 2017-02-01 · published 2017-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73058-how-to-calibrate-a-grain-drill
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Diversification into oats and spring wheat could modestly raise small-grain supply over time, but the article is agronomic advice with no direct price signal.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/how-to-calibrate-a-grain-drill

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