John Deere Announcement at Commodity Classic
The 2013 Commodity Classic is taking place in Kissimmee, FL. We’re on the scene and will be sharing some stories and interviews with you starting with our coverage sponsor John Deere. John Deere held a press conference this morning. Patrick Sikora updated ag media on what is going on with the John Deere FarmSight system that was announced at Commodity … Read More
Topcon Shows New Steering Control at NFMS
Precision agriculture equipment was on prominent display at the recent National Farm Machinery Show. Chuck caught up with one of our friends from Topcon Precision Agriculture, Joe Robertson, who was showing their new AGI-4 Receiver/Steering Controller, the first truly modular ISO-compliant steering system. “It’s a roof receiver that also has all the steering control built in it, so everything is … Read More
Precisely Managing the Land with New Holland’s PLM
During the recent National Farm Machinery Show, our friends at New Holland got the chance to talk about their new Precision Land Management (PLM) system that offers producers a full range of precision farming solutions. “We have a new telematics that we’re now offering, and also we have section and rate control for planting, as well as new software for … Read More
Trimble Helps Manage Data with Connected Farm
There’s a lot of information out there. So much, in fact, that some producers can find themselves drowning in a sea of data as they go from machine to machine trying to collect and manage it all. That’s where our friends from Trimble come in. During the recent National Farm Machinery Show, Trimble’s Mike Martinez talked about their Connected Farm … Read More
Listening Key to Case IH’s Winning Agronomic Design
Giving the customers what they want is a hallmark of good business, and Case IH practices that with every piece of equipment they roll out. “Before we lay down the product definition for any future design, we go out and visit with the customers at length,” explained Case IH’s Rob Zemenchik during an interview with Chuck at the National Farm … Read More
Smart Precision Farming with Raven’s SmarTrax MD
Doing things smarter, not harder, is what precision agriculture is all about, so it just makes sense that Raven Precision took the time to attend the recent National Farm Machinery Show and give farmers a peek at what they have to make their work a bit more efficient. Tim Heins with Raven explained to Chuck one of their latest tools, … Read More
NFMS Only to Get Bigger & Better
The recent National Farm Machinery Show is touted as one of the biggest and best agricultural expos of the entire year, and it seems to live up to it billing, in no small part, due to the efforts of Rip Rippetoe (pictured during a TV interview), the new President/CEO of Kentucky Fair Board and his talented staff. “People from all … Read More
New Holland Shows Off Efficient T8.420 at NFMS
Of course one of the big purposes of the National Farm Machinery Show was to display the latest in farm machinery. Our friends at New Holland were there and proudly showed their latest T8.420 tractor to enthusiastic crowds who couldn’t resist climbing up and seeing all the new bells and whistles inside. Gary Wojcik with New Holland went over some … Read More
Mississippi River Back to Normal
At the beginning of this year, closing the Mississippi River to barge traffic as a result of low water levels was a very real possibility, but that crisis has been averted thanks to some Army Corps of Engineers work. “There was an emergency move by the Army Corps of Engineers to blast rocks out of the river floor at Thebes … Read More