You want details about the new John Deere ExactEmerge planting system? We got ’em! Here’s a few from the press release: The John Deere ExactEmerge row unit incorporates new technology that gives corn and soybean producers the ability to plant at speeds up to 10 mph while maintaining superior seed placement. The exclusive seed delivery system cradles the seed from … Read More
John Deere Excited About ExactEmerge
The folks at John Deere are more excited about the new ExactEmerge planter than they have ever been about any product in their history. “We’ve been able to design from the ground up a whole new technology,” said Aaron Wetzel, John Deere VP Global Crop Care. “Being able to provide to our customers unparalleled accuracy in the trench with great … Read More
John Deere Reveals ExactEmerge™ Planter
Ground-breaking, revolutionary, and just simply amazing are some of the words being used to describe the new John Deere high-speed, high-performance ExactEmerge™ planter, unveiled this morning at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville. John Deere is breaking the planting speed and accuracy barriers of traditional row-crop planting with the introduction of a revolutionary new seed delivery system. With the … Read More
Getting Started at National Farm Machinery Show
We’re boots on the ground in Louisville, KY for the 2014 National Farm Machinery Show. There are a number of new product announcements that will be made here and we’ll bring you all the stories we can find starting tomorrow morning. If you’re here or even if you’re not you can get the free app for whatever device you’re using. … 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