Equipment
Products
Jan 1, 2010 12:00 PM
PRECISION FARMING SYSTEM ParaDyme is the new totally integrated precision farming system from AutoFarm. The product line offers a full suite of precision... More
PRODUCTS
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TWIN-LINE PLANTER Now available from Kinze Manufacturing is the 3660 TS Two-Section Twin-Line planter. Available in 12- and 16-row sizes, the planter... More
High-Profit Farms Keep Machinery Costs In Check
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM | BY DAVID HOWE
The five most important characteristics that set high-profit crop farms apart from mid- and low-profit ones are Costs, costs, costs, costs and costs,... More
The Income Impact of Management | Managing Equipment and Labor Can Boost Farmer Net Income
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM | BY DANNY KLINEFELTER
Ten years ago, I studied the differences in per-acre net income between the top 25% and the bottom 25% of producers in an ag lender's portfolio resulting... More
Equipment News
U.S. Farm Equipment Exports Decline 20% In First Half 2009
Sep 1, 2009 3:58 PM | Source: Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Exports of U.S. agricultural equipment dropped 20% during the first half of 2009 compared to midyear 2008, totaling $4.7 billion down from $5.8 billion a year earlier, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The AEM off-road equipment manufacturing trade group produces ... More
More Grain Storage Heightens Safety Need
Aug 26, 2009 4:21 PM | By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press
Grain storage entrapments/deaths don’t get much attention in the media because they don’t happen often (a farmer is more likely to be in an vehicle- or farm equipment-related accident), they aren’t high profile and there has been little university interest and no funded research into numbers/causes... More
ATVs
Not So Little Brother
Aug 1, 2008 12:00 PM | BY GREG LAMP
For some, having the power and size of a larger, 700-class all-terrain vehicle (ATV) isn't necessary. Neither is the price. That's why Yamaha is introducing... More
Turn On A Dime
Aug 1, 2006 12:00 PM | By Greg Lamp
I'm spoiled. After riding the new Grizzly 700 FI 44, you'd be, too. The fuel-injected ATV unveils an industry first with its impressive new electric power... More
Combines
Grain Handling
Bulk Storage Bins
Dec 8, 2009 3:37 PM
New from CrustBuster/Speed King are multi-use steel bins for storage and handling grain, feed, seed or dry fertilizer... More
Grain Auger Carts
Dec 8, 2009 3:33 PM
The Harvest Commander grain auger carts are new from Kinze Manufacturing, and have the ability to unload 850-1,050 bu. of grain in just over two minutes... More
Planters
Planter Air Clutches Save Seed and Time When Planting | Seed With Speed
Jan 1, 2010 12:00 PM | By John Pocock
Automated on-off controls have allowed Clay Mitchell, Buckingham, IA, to virtually eliminate seed overlap since 2007. That's when he installed independent... More
Nebraska Farmer Modifies Custom-Built Planter | Dream Machine
Jan 1, 2010 12:00 PM | By Greg Lamp
Although he probably wouldn't admit it, Greg Kreikemeier's custom-built planter is almost a work of art. Originally built in 2002 and revamped the last... More
Precision Farming
Precision-Ag Technology Equipment Increases Efficiency | Efficiently Excelling
Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
A combination of precision technology tools, equipment to match the tasks at hand and tedious time management helped Darrin Stowell enhance production... More
Cutting Corners the Smart Way
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor
Another word for farming is risk, says Steve Schmidt. His unpredictable Plains climate made risk management a matter of survival tool since day 1. He... More
Sprayers
Watch Where you Spray
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled by Greg Lamp
To help avoid spray drift lawsuits, log on to www.driftwatch.org, a new Web site serving Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Michigan and Illinois where you can... More
Drift Management Considerations
May 18, 2009 2:01 PM | Source: Iowa State University
Warmer weather means emerging crops and more outdoor activities. Locally produced foods are expanding and home gardening is showing increased interest as a way to save costs... More
Tillage
Strip-Till System
Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Sunflower 7600 series strip-till system is new from AGCO. Available in eight- and 12-row models, the machines feature a 7-in. wall toolbar designed... More
One and Done
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Greg Lamp
Jeff Pape watches input costs like a hawk, pouring over every nickel spent on his Dyersville, IA, no-till operation. That's what drove him to figure out... More
Tractors
Think Green
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Jen Bennett
Who knew there were numbers and letters left to name Deere products? Well, apparently there are, and they're introducing the 8R series tractors, as well... More
Reducing Farm Equipment Trips Across The Field Can Cut Costs for Growers | Skip a Trip
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
Growers who bale corn residue have a good reason to chop corn stalks. But everybody else could just as well skip that trip across the field and save about... More
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