Just call it the “biggest bang for the buck in the precision ag industry.” It’s the Ag Leader Technology VERSA display, which has all of the most popular year-round precision tools – including guidance, auto-steering control, SeedCommand planting control, DirectCommand application control, yield monitoring and mapping – in one small package. “For growers who are just getting started in precision … Read More
NFMS 44th Annual Championship Tractor Pull
No coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show is complete without a video from the Championship Tractor Pull. Officially introduced in 1969 during the 4th National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS), the Championship Tractor Pull has now been making champions for 44 years. More than 75,000 fans of the nation’s oldest indoor tractor pull pack Freedom Hall each year to experience … Read More
GROWMARK Pleased with Pursuit of Maximum Yields
Executives of the GROWMARK system are very pleased with response to the FS Green Plan Solutions program to help growers discover new methods that will help them attain maximum yields. GROWMARK CEO Jeff Solberg (left) and Vice President of Agronomy Jim Spradlin both attended the Pursuit of Maximum Yields (POMY) grower event last week in Collinsville, Illinois. Solberg says the … Read More
NFMS Shows the Importance of ROPS
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Division of Ag Education, Farm Safety and Farmland Preservation has teamed up with several organizations to promote farm safety to National Farm Machinery Show attendees this week. As you can see in the photo, they have a tractor rollover educational display to show the difference in a rollover with the ROPS bar up and down. … Read More
New from New Holland at NFMS
There’s a lot new products from New Holland on display at the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show. We visited with John Elliott, New Holland Director of Marketing NAR, to get a bird’s eye view of it all. John says there are product launches at NFMS in all New Holland segments – residential, commercial, municipal units, the dairy/livestock units and the … Read More
Take a Tour of Ag Leader at NFMS
The Ag Leader Technology exhibit at the National Farm Machinery Show has been hopping this week. Among the attractions for farmers: The coming-soon INTEGRA™ display with planter down force monitor and control capability (pictured here); the popular “best bang for your buck” VERSA display; SMS Mobile; and OptRx crop sensor I took a little tour around the Ag Leader booth … Read More
Weather is Tops for Determining Corn Yield
University of Illinois Professor of Plant Physiology Dr. Fred Below is always excited to point out to growers how seven factors work together for high yield corn – weather, nitrogen, hybrid, previous crop, plant population, tillage and growth regulators. Dr. Below talked about his seven wonders of corn yield research at both the Iowa and Illinois Pursuit of Maximum Yields … Read More
FCC Blocks LightSquared
The controversial plan for a wireless broadband/satellite network that could have disrupted GPS use may finally be a dead deal. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) determined this week that the LightSquared plan to build a nationwide 4G broadband network will indeed impact “both general/personal navigation and certified aviation GPS receivers.” NTIA said the latest round of testing showed … Read More
Fastline AgRacer App Unveiled at NFMS
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls – start your engines. Fastline AgRacer is on track to be the next big farm-themed game. Fastline Publications unveiled AgRacer at the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show. This game app is available for the iPhone/touch/iPad and Android devices for just 99 cents. AgRacer combines the fun of racing with farm equipment and the thrill … Read More
National Farm Machinery is Really Big Show
The 47th annual National Farm Machinery Show is bigger and better than ever, according to Corinne Fetter, Director of Expositions for the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville. Corinne is pictured here AgriTalk host Mike Adams during a break in the live broadcast of the show Wednesday. Corinne says they had a waiting list for the 47th annual show with some … Read More