Farm Progress

Variable-rate application is farming every acre like a field

Brad Tinsley has been making variable-rate applications of inputs for 16 years. His VR prescriptions are based on yield maps. 

Elton Robinson 1, Editor

October 21, 2013

6 Min Read
<p>MERCER, TENN., producer Brad Tinsley uses variable-rate technology to get the most from every acre.</p>

About the Author

Elton Robinson 1

Editor, Delta Farm Press

Elton joined Delta Farm Press in March 1993, and was named editor of the publication in July 1997. He writes about agriculture-related issues for cotton, corn, soybean, rice and wheat producers in west Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and southeast Missouri. Elton worked as editor of a weekly community newspaper and wrote for a monthly cotton magazine prior to Delta Farm Press. Elton and his wife, Stephony, live in Atoka, Tenn., 30 miles north of Memphis. They have three grown sons, Ryan Robinson, Nick Gatlin and Will Gatlin.

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