Equipment News Archive
U.S. Farm Equipment Exports Decline 20% In First Half 2009
Sep 1, 2009, 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 Grain Storage Heightens Safety Need
Aug 26, 2009, 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...
Drift Management Considerations
May 18, 2009, 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...
Operation Strip-Till Gets Rolling
Mar 31, 2008, Source: Iowa State University
Two north-central Iowa men put their heads together and created an opportunity for farmers interested in trying strip-till on their farms...
Expert offers grain storage tips
Oct 16, 2007, Source: Purdue University
Farmers and elevator managers should check corn in storage, because temperatures were optimal for mold growth early this storage season. Moisture conditions throughout the growing season varied by location, but the state saw temperatures in the high 80s and even 90° causing some concern...
Ag Technology Conference Set
Oct 9, 2007, Source: University of Illinois
Applications of hand-held technologies to farming and other agribusinesses will be the focus of a Dec. 13 conference, sponsored by University of Illinois Extension. "it4Ag" will be held at the Interstate Center, 2301 W. Market St., Bloomington, IL...
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