Iteris Clear Ag is offering a free webinar to help growers improve profitability during the harvest season. The event will focus on minimizing crop drying costs and show how Clear Ag apps can help manage information like atmospheric data to make decisions. The online event will be held this Friday, September 23, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT. You … Read More
Valent Features Solutions at the #FarmProgressShow
Dawn Refsell is a field development manager for Valent. At the 2016 Farm Progress Show she took time to talk to Chuck Zimmerman about whats happening in the world of crop protection. Valent is focused on a few new programs, Refsell explains. One of those is seed treatments. Their INTEGO SUITE soybean seed protectant launched just last year and is … Read More
New Holland’s Propane Tractor a Hit
Powered by propane on the farm has new meaning with New Holland’s launch of the third-generation Alternative Fuels Tractor prototype powered by propane autogas. The propane tractor was a hit during the recent Farm Progress Show. I got all the details about the cutting-edge tractor from New Holland’s Mike Cornman who said the concept tractor can also be adapted to run … Read More
It’s Always the Right Time for an #Ag Career
A career in agribusiness may not be high on your list of things to do, but if you have grown up in a farming community, it’s a natural route. While it helps to have a good understanding of the agricultural business, an in-depth knowledge is not necessary. People working in agribusiness pursue a wide range of different careers, from helping … Read More
New Holland Showcases Next Gen Balers
Several years ago the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published the Billion Ton biomass report and recently made an updated version available. The study shows that there is more than 1 billion tons of biomass available to be used for bio-products including biofuels. For many years, New Holland has been committed to growers who harvest biomass and when the … Read More
John Deere Hagie Joint Venture Progressing Well
It was just over five months ago that John Deere announced a joint venture with Hagie Manufacturing. Since then Hagie sprayers are now selling via John Deere dealers. Kevin Marshall gave ag media a look at the Hagie DTS Sprayer which is a dual tank machine. The DTS has most of the same features of their STS Sprayers but is … Read More
AcreValue Adds Comp Sales to Website
AcreValue is a free online farmland valuation tool created by Granular. Now the company has announced the addition of Comp Sales to their platform. This program will allow users to view land prices for the past two and half years in more than 2,500 U.S. counties, making AcreValue the first ever map-based tool to display land sales from county public records. … Read More
Case IH Rolls Out Changes to Balers
Case IH is improving efficiency with a new LB434SL 3×4 large square baler. The baler lets high-volume hay and forage producers get over more acres per day, leaving consistent, uniform bales behind it. They’re also adding ISOBUS Class 3 functionality to most of their baler options and all Maxxum CVT, Puma and Optum tractors. “Not only are we meeting the … Read More
Raven Tests Sidekick Pro with Engenia Herbicide
When Engenia™ herbicide receives regulatory approval, it is expected to have one of the most detailed labels ever for the application of a crop protection product and BASF has done extensive testing to determine the best methods of application. One product that has received the seal of approval is Raven’s Sidekick Pro™ direct injection system and company representative Denton Schwiesow … Read More
FS Puts 4R in Focus at #FarmProgressShow
Nutrient management and stewardship was a hot topic at the 2016 Farm Progress Show, and the team from GROWMARK and the FS System was on hand during this year’s event to speak with growers about a variety of innovative solutions to all of their nutrient management concerns. Tim Berkland, Strategic Agronomy Marketing Manager for GROWMARK, sat down with AgWired’s Cindy … Read More