Successful Farming Radio Report

Melissa SandfortAudio, Farm Broadcast Reports, General, Media Room

Darrell Anderson, Successful Farming Radio Magazine, caught up with Kayla Reynolds, Product Manager, Equipment Management for John Deere Ag Management Solutions, at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk session in Kansas City in November. Kayla gives an overview of iTec Pro, which turns equipment automatically at the end of the row, making growers more efficient, allowing inputs to … Read More

Why let your tractor drive itself?

Melissa SandfortEducation, General

GPS-guided assisted steering• Improves accuracy (tillage, planting, spraying, fertilization) • Reduces fuel, seed, herbicide, fertilizer costs • Allows daylight accuracy during night operations, at faster speeds • Allows the driver to focus on the implement • Reduces driver stress, body aches and pains If you want any of these benefits, then you should consider this satellite-driven technology, now entering its … Read More

Producer Profile: Gerald Thompson

Melissa SandfortAudio, Precision in Practice

The Precision in Practice column brings you the latest reports from producers across North America who have put precision farming into practice in their own operations. Visit this column regularly to see what your neighbors are saying about precision farming and how they use it on their farms. Short broadcast interviews with these and other producers can be found in … Read More

Lightbar vs. Assisted Steering

Melissa SandfortEducation, General

If you didn’t jump on the lightbar manual-steering guidance bandwagon early in the decade, fear not. Why? • You can now buy assisted-steering technology for the price of an early lightbar system. • Or, you can still ease yourself and your wallet into GPS-based steering accuracy by buying an improved lightbar system. Why buy a lightbar? • A lightbar with … Read More

Producer Profile: Delbert Armstrong, Jr.

Melissa SandfortAudio, Precision in Practice

Precision in Practice column brings you the latest reports from producers across North America who have put precision farming into practice in their own operations. Visit this column regularly to see what your neighbors are saying about precision farming and how they use it on their farms. Delbert Armstrong, Jr. Winterville, NC 6,000 acres John Deere components used: Starfire RTK, … Read More

Guidance made easy.

Melissa SandfortEquipment, General

Thinking about GPS? Wanting hands-free ease of operations? Check out AutoTrac – the mobile solution that functions on many different vehicles, with all levels of accuracy, and year-round. What’s more, youhave the opportunity to increase the productivity of your older equipment and even non-“green” equipment by incorporating AutoTrac into your operation. It’s both accurate and reliable, with unsurpassed quality and … Read More

Producer Profile: Greg Hannay

Melissa SandfortAudio, Precision in Practice

The Precision in Practice column brings you the latest reports from producers across North America who have put precision farming into practice in their own operations. Visit this column regularly to see what your neighbors are saying about precision farming and how they use it on their farms. Short broadcast interviews with these and other producers can be found in … Read More

Producer Profile: Russ Lanphair

Melissa SandfortAudio, Precision in Practice

The Precision in Practice column brings you the latest reports from producers across North America who have put precision farming into practice in their own operations. Visit this column regularly to see what your neighbors are saying about precision farming and how they use it on their farms. Short broadcast interviews with these and other producers can be found in … Read More

Guidance Turns 10

Melissa SandfortGeneral

Guidance Celebrates 10th Anniversary Back in 1997, manual and automated steering systems were introduced for use in agriculture. These first guidance systems were used in Australia and have improved greatly in accuracy, ease-of-use and functionality since then. Kayla Reynolds, product marketing manager for John Deere Ag Management Systems, says the scalability and affordability of these newer systems give producers who … Read More

Producer Profile: Brian Allenbaugh

Melissa SandfortPrecision in Practice

The Precision in Practice column brings you the latest reports from producers across North America who have put precision farming into practice in their own operations. Visit this column regularly to see what your neighbors are saying about precision farming and how they use it on their farms. Short broadcast interviews with these and other producers can be found in … Read More