U.S. Congressman Mike Conaway, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, will give an address at Commodity Classic on Friday, March 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Conaway represents 29 counties in the 11th congressional district of Texas– his native state. He also serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the Premanent Select Committee on Intelligence. “We are … Read More
Case IH Highlights Drones, AccuTurn at #NFMS17
A new partnership between Case IH and DroneDeploy is bringing customers the complete package in UAV technology, say Ryan Blasiak of Case IH and Brandon O’Sullivan from DroneDeploy at the National Farm Machinery Show. “Case IH and DroneDeploy are going to market together with the complete UAV solution of both hardware and software to provide data management for growers and … Read More
Syngenta IDs Strategies to Fight Weed Resistance
Threat of resistant in weeds has Syngetna urging growers to start a management plan early in the season; in fact they’ve developed the Resistance Fighter program to provide education and local recommendations. Tillage programs, more modes of action and using the right herbicide at the right time are crucial, says Dane Bowers, a Syngenta herbicide technical product lead. Bowers states … Read More
FMC Offers PPO Resistance Advice at #NFMS17
When we say “resistance” most of us think glyphosate, but waterhemp and palmer amaranth have also developed a resistance to PPO in some states, according to Nick Hustedde, an FMC technical service representative. “It’s definitely a significant problem. It’s unfortunate any time we lose a herbicide technology,” Hustedde says. But fortunately we can do things to preserve the effectiveness of … Read More
New Holland Expands PLM Offerings
The National Farm Machinery Show was a busy time for New Holland and Luke Zerby, who was introducing three new Precision Land Management (PLM) products. The first is Intelliturn, intelligent steering that make end-of-row automated turns. But this new product does more than just turn around; it knows where you’ve been in the field and steers the tractor around planted … Read More
The Culture of Smartphones in the Ag Leader Display
Jeff Dickens, Product Sales Specialist at Ag Leader, was at the National Farm Machinery Show to talk to customers about the new features of the InCommand displays. The common thought for their Display Cast product is that two machines in the same field can talk to each other, Dickens says, but it’s more than that. “We took it one step … Read More
Apache 1000 Sprayers Earn EquipmentWatch Award
The Apache 1000 Sprayer series has earned the 2017 EquipmentWatch Highest Retained Value Award for retaining the highest percentage of original value after five years. Analysts considered 12,536 models for the evaluation and then narrowed it down to 156 series from 36 brands. Residual values of the finalists were calculated by leveraging a database covering more than $412 billion in … Read More
FMC Promotes Cover Crops at #NFMS17
Growers will do about anything to control resistant palmer amaranth in the MidSouth region where Matt Wiggins works as a tech service manager for FMC. And while cover crops have been traditionally considered a method of erosion control, FMC has done a lot of work on understanding how they prevent weeds as well. They’re effective because they create a layer … Read More
2017 ASCEND Conference & Expo
Mark your calendars for July 19-20 and plan to be in Portland, Oregon for the ASCEND Conference & Expo by Drone 360 for practical information about drones in precision agriculture. A combination of panel discussion, classes, workshops, workflow session, mentor meeting and interviews will help attendees learn about starting a drone business, understand best practices, gain knowledge about policies and … Read More
DTN & DataOnTouch Announce Partnership
DTN/The Progressive Farmer and DataOnTouch have announced they’ll be working together to provide growers and retailers with enhanced weather and soil forecasts. They will be able to provide innovative underground soil moisture and temperature forecasts, says Phil Brewer, vice present of marketing for DataOnTouch. That will enhance the current nitrogen model and seasonal crop growth state predictions, making it easier for … Read More