Precision Planting launches CornerStone Planting System

Precision Planting’s newest product was revealed at the company’s annual Winter Conference: a fully customizable, factory-built planting system called CornerStone. The CornerStone Planting System comes fully built with everything but the planter bar and is integrated with Precision Planting’s technology.

The company also announced that Panorama from Precision Planting has two application programming interface (API) connections and is available for purchase. A larger 20|20 monitor was also announced as well as updates on the Radicle Agronomics platform. 

CornerStone Planting System

The CornerStone Planting System improves planting performance through ease of in-field use, simple adjustments for changing planting conditions, and durability and serviceability. 

“CornerStone is the culmination of years and years of hard work and research,” says Caleb Schleder, director of technical services and support, Precision Planting. “We’re able to integrate all the technology that we’ve been known for and create a full planting system where the performance of precision technology, the iron, and intentional design comes together.”

Designed as a complete row unit compatible with all standard-height 7x7 planter bars, the system is fully integrated with Precision Planting technologies. Farmers can order exactly which technologies they want and receive a factory-built system with all components already installed. The system is designed to be adaptable as future technologies come onto the market. 

“One of the beautiful things about us designing it here is that we have our eyes on the future at all times,” says Schleder. “We know some of the exciting things coming in the near term and we have the heart to make it adaptable and integrated. You’re also able to say that today I may not need certain features, but in the future I can say, ‘Hey, now I’m ready for that,’ and continue to build that journey.”

Beta testing continues this spring, with anticipation of commercial availability in spring of 2025 through Precision Planting’s dealer network.

Panorama commercially available

Precision Planting’s Panorama allows farmers to easily view maps and input summaries and agronomic data from a Gen 3 20|20. Now commercially available, farmers can see all of their 20|20 data on their phone, computer, or other platform of their choice.  

Also announced are the first two API connections to Panorama: John Deere Operations Center and Climate FieldView. Users of Precision Planting’s 20|20 who want to further explore and analyze their 20|20 data in either of these two connections can do so by linking the two together.  

16-inch 20|20 display

A staple in Precision Planting’s offerings to farmers, the 20|20 display is now available at 16 inches and offers more widget locations for visualizing more data in the cab.  

“Farmers want to visualize more data in the field than ever before,” says Justin Vollmer, software engineer, Precision Planting. “With the new 16-inch 20|20 display, they can. Plus, with the latest software release, a grower can mount secondary 20|20 displays wherever it makes the most sense in their cab, and interact with them from the comfort of their primary 20|20 display.” 

Along with the new display, a new five-port ethernet switch is being beta tested to allow multiple screen combinations in the cab.  

Radicle Agronomics

Radicle Agronomics is a suite of soil sampling and analysis tools to improve the efficiency and repeatability of the soil sample to fertilizer recommendation process. Precision Planting announced that a limited number of GeoPress systems will be available in the field in 2024 and the Radicle Lab has moved into beta testing. 

“Radicle Agronomics can help growers optimize the way they manage their fertilizer by integrating and improving all steps of the decision process,” says Dale Koch, Radicle product manager, Precision Planting. 

Starting with GeoPress and GeoTube in the field, soil samplers can take samples and mix and package them into an RFID coded GeoTube that references the location of the sample. The tubes are then taken to the Radicle Lab, the world's first self-contained soil lab. MicroFlow technology used in the Radicle lab helps eliminate human errors from the traditional laboratory process, completing a precision soil analysis in minutes, Koch adds.

The final step in the integrated Radicle system is Precision Planting software that allows users to set up field boundaries, track location, and view sample results from the lab. 

“Agronomists and growers will be able to more easily determine soil pH, buffer pH, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium, cation exchange capacity, and base saturation, providing a wealth of information to allow for precision application of fertilizer,” Koch says.