It’s been a pretty tough winter in farm country this year, but as they say, hope springs eternal … or maybe in this case, we sure hope spring breaks this eternal winter! To be ready for the season ahead, producers need to make sure they have the right equipment in place, in particular their planters. “If you don’t start right, … Read More
Ag Interest in UAVs Really Taking Off
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – call them UAVs or drones or just remote-controlled airplanes – have been around for decades, but using them for agricultural practices is just really starting to take off. A good crowd showed up for a session on UAVs sponsored by Farm Industry magazine at the recent National Farm Machinery Show where University of Kentucky (UK) mechanical … Read More
Classic is Next Show for John Deere ExactEmerge
If you missed the new John Deere ExactEmerge Planter at the 2014 National Farm Machinery Show, you’ll have another chance to see this baby at the Commodity Classic in San Antonio next week. At NFMS, I talked with John Deere Seeding Group product specialist Kelby Krueger who worked on the ExactEmerge project from start to finish. He says the new … Read More
John Deere Wraps up FinOvation Award
The Farm Industry News FinOvation Awards presented during the National Farm Machinery Show each year spotlight the key innovations of the previous year, as chosen by readers. This year’s honorees included everything from an prototype autonomous tractor, to cloud computing, to a new tire made from soybeans. Bigger, higher capacity, gentler, more narrow, and super precise are some of the … Read More
Anthem Now Offers Greater Flexibility
FMC was talking with farmers about the new season during the 2014 National Farm Machinery Show. The announcement last December that their Anthem herbicide is now registered for soybeans adds some nice flexibility for weed control. FMC’s Nick Hustedde told me, “The Anthem registration in soybeans is really going to help allow growers to be flexible because it can be … Read More
John Deere Introduces SeedStar™ Mobile
In conjunction with the launch of the ExactEmerge™ planters and MaxEmerge™ 5 row units at the National Farm Machinery Show this week, John Deere also introduced SeedStar Mobile to help producers better visualize, document, and access their planting data in real time. The new John Deere SeedStar Mobile solution uses an iPad to provide critical planting information producers need to … Read More
Media Staying Busy at NFMS
Thanks to FMC Corporation, members of the agricultural media – like your ZimmComm team pictured here – have a nice place to work and rest at the 2014 National Farm Machinery Show. FMC took on the job of making the media comfortable about five years ago, according Strategic Communications Manager Paul Redhage. “There really wasn’t a good place for (the … Read More
Great Attendance at 2014 NFMS
The attendance this week at the National Farm Machinery Show has been great since the weather so far has been pretty nice. Today we are expecting snow in the afternoon, but hundreds of thousands have already been through the show. Shot a little video – take a look. 2014 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album
Ag Leader Helping Farmers Prepare for Planting
With the winter we have had this year, everyone is looking forward to spring – especially farmers who are anxious to get that next crop in the ground this time of year. That’s why this is the perfect time of year for the National Farm Machinery Show and Ag Leader Technology is happy to be talking with the thousands of … Read More
NFMS One Year Shy of Big 5-0
The 2014 National Farm Machinery Show marks 49 years of the largest indoor farm show in the United States. “This show is as big or bigger than ever before,” said show manager Corinne Fetter. “We are sold out in space again with 850 exhibitors … it’s the place to be in February.” There was still snow on the ground for … Read More