USDA is changing the release time of certain key statistical reports beginning in January 2013. The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) will begin issuing several major USDA statistical reports at 12:00 p.m. EDT beginning in January 2013. The current USDA release time of 8:30 a.m. EDT … Read More
Call Congress From Combine Campaign
Congress is back in session for a couple of days this week, but all indications are that no action will be taken on a farm bill at this point before the current bill expires. Knowing how fluid the situation in Washington can be, that’s no reason to give up hope yet and National Corn Growers Association president Garry Niemeyer says … Read More
Clean Tanks Mean Cleaner Fuel for Equipment
A dirty fuel tank can result in farm equipment running less efficiently, which is why GROWMARK STAR energy was demonstrating a high efficiency fuel tank cleaning process at the 2012 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Curt Snyder with STAR Energy demonstrated the cleaner, which can run in any size tank from 500-1000 gallons. “It has a pressurized nozzle that … Read More
John Deere Offers Remote Display Access
The farm of the future is getting a little closer with John Deere Remote Display Access. “John Deere Remote Display Access gives customers and dealers the ability, with the customer’s permission, to actually view and see the 2630 display right from any internet-connected computer, or laptop or mobile devices – smartphone or tablet,” explained senior product manager Dave Mulder at … Read More
John Deere Adds 12 New 6 Series Tractors
John Deere’s expanded 6 Series tractors were in the spotlight at the 2012 Farm Progress Show, spanning the spectrum to cover just about any need you have in a tractor. “We have 6D tractors which is our value spec tractor, we have a 6M which is our mid spec tractor – which replaces our 6030-7030 standard tractors, and then we … Read More
Falling In Love with John Deere 9 Series Round Balers
Building on the reliability and popularity of its 8 Series Round Balers, John Deere introduced 12 new models of its 9 Series Round Balers for 2013 during the Farm Progress Show last week and farmers were loving them. “I think they fell in love with all of our balers,” said Laura Cobb, senior marketing representative at John Deere Ottumwa Works. … Read More
Monsanto FieldScripts Featured at FPS
Monsanto’s new FieldScripts service, the first from their Integrated Farming Systems, is changing the company’s pipeline and testing programs. During a media visit at the Monsanto Huxley, IA location on Farm Progress Show eve, we learned more about this from Tracy Klingaman. In the video below you’ll see him talking in front of one of their field trial plots. Here’s … Read More
John Deere Breeds New Species of Gator
John Deere has a brand new species of Gator that is out to chomp the competition when it comes to speed, power and agility. “It’s the Gator RSX850i, our first recreational utility vehicle,” said Product Line Marketing Manager Kevin Lund. “With 62 horsepower and 53 mile an hour top speed, four-wheel independent multi-link suspension, it delivers the performance that you … Read More
Ag Secretary Visits Farm Progress Show
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited the 2012 Farm Progress Show in his home state of Iowa on Thursday to announce new USDA grants to support beginning farmers and discuss why Congress should pass a new farm bill next month. He gave three reasons why agriculture needs a farm bill now. “One, because it includes the disaster programs vital to … Read More
Sunny Days at FPS
Welcome to day two of the 2012 Farm Progress Show. Here’s the sunrise view from the media tent this morning. We’re on location again enjoying the cool temperatures before things heat up and hoping to get out in the field for some harvest demonstrations since this will be the first show in a while where they can be done. There’s … Read More