Calcium Products, Inc. was answering farmers’ questions about soil and fertility at the 2013 Farm Progress Show last week. Craig Dick, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Calcium Products, says they have been around for quite awhile. “Calcium Products is a 26 year-old company,” he said during an interview at the show. “We produce the countries purest, most efficient … Read More
Herbicide Application Done Right
Consultant for BASF, Dr. Bob Wolf, spoke at the BASF press conference during last week’s Farm Progress Show. Their On Target Application Academy was the topic of discussion and how it’s three goals of increasing efficiency, minimizing off-target movement and safety are their focal point. Dr. Wolf also stressed the importance of the nozzle size, lowering the boom and labeling. … Read More
An On The Farm Full Service Provider
GROWMARK, along with FS had a strong presence at the recent Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL. No matter where you went it was hard to escape the view of an FS flag waving high in the sky. Not only were they again sponsors of fuel used throughout the grounds, but they also gave a hands-on view of all the … Read More
2013 Farm Progress Show was a Good One
The 60th Annual Farm Progress Show wrapped up Thursday in Decatur, Illinois and Show Manager Matt Jungmann says the weather was hot, the crowds were strong and the field demonstrations … well, that’s just Mother Nature. “For the first time in 60 years we couldn’t harvest a crop because it wasn’t mature,” Jungmann said, but they are already putting it … Read More
New Tracks for John Deere Combines
John Deere has been showing off its 2014 product line to farmers this week at the Farm Progress Show, and the big news for the S-Series combines is that for the first time ever, John Deere will be offering 36″ tracks for better flotation with reduced compaction and fuel use in challenging field conditions. Product specialist Jordan Danner says the … Read More
Fueling the Farm Progress Show
You can only imagine the fuel consumption during the Farm Progress Show. GROWMARK and FS have sponsored the fuel for the largest outdoor farm show for the last 30 years and expect to go through about 2,500 gallons this year. That amount is down from previous years because the field demonstrations had to be cancelled. Gerald Doty retired from the … Read More
John Deere’s New Windrower
Dealers and the media got a preview of what’s new from John Deere last week at the product intro in Columbus, Ohio and this week producers got to see the latest for 2014 at the 60th Annual Farm Progress Show. The All New W235 Windrower can keep you comfortable while you’re cutting faster in the field. Features include the JDLink Technology … Read More
St. Jude Tractor Raffle at Farm Progress Show
This year at the 60th Annual Farm Progress Show in the John Deere exhibit there is a restored 1951 John Deere A Tractor that 16 year-old Austin Rhoda restored and is going to be raffled off later this fall. All the proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Austin was a patient at St. Jude for 3 years while … Read More
GROWMARK Makes Major Donation for Ag Literacy
At the 2013 Farm Progress Show on Tuesday, GROWMARK announced a major donation of $70,000 to the Illinois Ag in the Classroom programs. The funding will go to support IAA Foundation’s grassroot efforts to aid Agriculture Literacy Coalitions across the state of Illinois. These programs reach over 500,000 students in both rural and urban areas. GROWMARK is a regional cooperative … Read More
BASF Keeps the Media Cool at Farm Progress Show
Even though it is 90-plus degrees and dry at the Farm Progress Show this year, the media has cool and comfortable working environment in the new air-conditioned media tent, thanks to our friends at BASF. This is the first year that BASF has sponsored the media tent and Pat Morrow says they really wanted to upgrade to make it a … Read More