Want to take a break from harvest? How about playing some Liberty Link Real Yield game? The prizes are awesome. Here’s how you play: Visit www.realyieldgame.com and click on the promotion link. 1. Complete all fields in the registration or log-in process. 2. Select five fields in the game area to spray Liberty® to reveal incremental bushels of soybeans. 3. … Read More
Winners Announced in New Holland 1st Cut Competition
The results are in and the winners of the New Holland 1st Cut Competition have been announced. They are Les Hershey of Kirkwood, Pa., Jimmy Parker of Stringer Miss., Merlin Bontrager of Timbo, Ark., Tyler Egeland of Ossian, Iowa, David Nelson of Preston, Idaho, Vanessa Dirksen of Alma, Ontario, and Leroy Otten of Ponoka, Alberta. Pictured is Leroy Otten’s entry. … Read More
2015 #FarmProgressShow Wrap Up
The 2015 Farm Progress Show concluded but the Farm Progress staff are now moving on to the next show and already planning for next year in Boone, IA. The ZimmComm Team has a lot more stories to share with you over the next couple weeks so keep checking back. Before we left Decatur, I sat down with Don Tourte, Vice … Read More
John Deere S Series Combines Improvements
Would it be helpful to push a button in your cab and have your corn head fold up in less than 60 seconds when you’re out combining? Hmm? Well you can with the new John Deere 612FC folding 12-row corn head. That, along with S Series Combine improvements, were on display during this week’s product reveal for ag media. I … Read More
New John Deere Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters
Quite a few new products were put on display for those of us in ag media this week. That includes three new models of the 8000 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters. “We took the momentum from the 8000 Series rollout last year and added to an already stellar lineup of forage harvesters,” says Tim Meister, division manager, marketing with John Deere. … Read More
John Deere Adds to 6 Series Tractor Lineup
John Deere has added to its popular 6 Series of tractors and I got to discuss the features with Kory Ross, Product Manager, Waterloo Works. John Deere adds the 6E Series Tractors to the 6 Family Tractor lineup, which features enhanced performance, added versatility and greater value to the existing family of high-horsepower utility tractors. The design on the new … Read More
New Four Track 9RX Tractor from John Deere
This morning John Deere revealed a brand new high horsepower tractor – the 9RX. Here it is on the showroom floor of the John Deere Waterloo Tractor, Cab, Assembly Operations facility where it is being built. I recorded the program this morning which features moderator Michelle Rook, WNAX. After years of design, field trials and customer feedback, John Deere introduces … Read More
PrecisionAg Institute at InfoAg Conference
During the 20th InfoAg Conference I talked with Paul Schrimpf, PrecisionAg Institute, about how much the technology has changed during the time span of the show. PrecisionAg is a diversified, independent media enterprise serving the global community using precision agriculture techniques – adjusting production inputs and practices based on in-field variability, typically through use of geographic positioning systems (GPS) and … Read More
Get Registered for InterDrone Conference
Here’s an update on the upcoming first ever International Drone Conference and Expo – InterDrone. Carl Berndtson, Business Development Consultant, BZ Media, wants to first remind everyone that the early-bird deadline for a big registration discount is August 21. If you register before August 21 use the discount code FLYIT on a 3 day pass for an extra discount courtesy … Read More
360 Yield Center
Making sure that “once you plant your seed, it never has a bad day” is the mission of 360 Yield Center according to Rhett Schildroth, engineering manager. Rhett was working during the InfoAg Conference and we talked about what the company does. At 360 Yield Center, we are fueled by our passion for the industry and our experience in maximizing … Read More