The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will be hosting an agribusiness panel discussion featuring some of agriculture’s leading manufacturers at the National Farm Machinery Show. On February 10, the AEM Ag Executive Outlook panel will discuss key issues including the future of agriculture, new technologies, and the vital role of ag advocacy at the local and national level. The AEM … Read More
New Holland Wins AE50 Engineering Innovation Awards
New Holland Agriculture has been honored with six AE50 Awards for engineering and innovation excellence by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The AE50 Award Program honors product innovations in the areas of agricultural, food, and biological system engineering. New Holland AE50 Award winners for 2016 include: – IntelliCruiseTM Feed Rate Control System for New Holland BigBaler … Read More
John Deere Green Fever Program Ends Soon
It’s hard to believe that we’re already a few weeks into 2016 and with that, John Deere’s Green Fever sales program is entering its final few weeks. The program, which concludes on February 1, offers sales incentives and financing offers on a variety of equipment ideal for property and roadside maintenance, including sub-compact tractors and implements designed to improve performance. … Read More
Time to Save on Farm Equipment
With the approval by Congress extending the $500,000 Section 179 capital assets depreciation limit and enhanced bonus depreciation, now is the time to take advantage of year end tax savings on farm equipment. The Section 179 tax deduction, which allows farmers and small businesses to immediately write off the full price of up to $500,000 in capital assets purchases instead … Read More
Salford Group Acquires AerWay Product Line
Salford Group is a global leader in the manufacturing of tillage, seeding, and fertilizer application equipment. They will soon be expanding these product lines through the acquisition of AerWay, manufactured by SAF-HOLLAND Canada Ltd. “We are very pleased to bring AerWay products under the Salford tillage umbrella,” said Geof Gray, Chief Executive Officer of Salford Group. “The acquisition of AerWay … Read More
John Deere Gen 4 CommandCenter Premium Activation
Here’s a gift idea for your John Deere AgNerd. John Deere introduces new precision ag solutions with Generation 4 CommandCenter™ Premium Activation. It will be available on new tractors but customers may also be able to upgrade their existing equipment by contacting their local dealer. I spoke with Jarred Karnei, John Deere to learn more about what is new with … Read More
Efficiency in the Field with Case IH
The Case IH team was out in full force for the 2015 NAFB Trade Talk in Kansas City. One highlight for the well-known equipment company is their 20-year anniversary of tracks on their Steiger tractor. Mitch Kaiser, marketing manager for the Steiger tractor line, said the 2016 enhancements set the bar for high performance, operator experience and all around improvements. … Read More
Precision Planting Update from John Deere
Earlier this month John Deere announced a couple of big acquisitions that include Precision Planting and Monosem. During the NAFB convention I got an update on those from Barry Nelson. The Monosem purchase allows John Deere to expand their planter lineup on a truly global basis when included with the Precision Planting purchase. The brand names will be continued according … Read More
Kinze Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation And Looks Forward
Kinze is celebrating a long history of innovative projects over the last 50 years, and is keeping an innovative agenda for future products. Mike Gryp, District Manager for Kinze Manufacturing, spoke with us while at Trade Talk about what sets Kinze apart, and the exciting projects they’re working on to offer growers currently. Jon Kinzenbaw, President and CEO of Kinze, … Read More
NovAtel Launches Compact Antenna Series
NovAtel Inc. is excited to announce the launch of their new GNSS-500 Series of patch antennas. The new series features a new element and enclosure design and offers both single and dual frequency variants. A multi-point antenna feed results in a more stable phase center and better multipath rejection close to the horizon. This enhances the reliability, accuracy and performance … Read More