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
National Farm Machinery Show Packed Again
Day two of the National Farm Machinery Show has been another good one. Big crowd, smiling faces, lots of conversations in the exhibits. I visited with Corinne Fetter, Director of Expositions, once again to get her outlook on this year’s show. She says “We’ve got a packed house.” The show is sold out, all 1.2 million sq. ft. of it, … Read More
Ag Leader Preparing Growers for Spring Planting
You can’t have enough Down Force, especially some Ag Leader Technology Hydraulic Down Force! We’ve been hearing a lot about it and with planting season almost here it’s time to take another look. To do so at the National Farm Machinery Show I visited with Matt Wolfe. It was a busy show floor here on opening day and we thank … Read More
The Versatile Ag Leader VERSA
Just call it the “biggest bang for the buck in the precision ag industry.” It’s the Ag Leader Technology VERSA display, which has all of the most popular year-round precision tools – including guidance, auto-steering control, SeedCommand planting control, DirectCommand application control, yield monitoring and mapping – in one small package. “For growers who are just getting started in precision … Read More
NFMS 44th Annual Championship Tractor Pull
No coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show is complete without a video from the Championship Tractor Pull. Officially introduced in 1969 during the 4th National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS), the Championship Tractor Pull has now been making champions for 44 years. More than 75,000 fans of the nation’s oldest indoor tractor pull pack Freedom Hall each year to experience … Read More
NFMS Shows the Importance of ROPS
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Division of Ag Education, Farm Safety and Farmland Preservation has teamed up with several organizations to promote farm safety to National Farm Machinery Show attendees this week. As you can see in the photo, they have a tractor rollover educational display to show the difference in a rollover with the ROPS bar up and down. … Read More
Planter Down Force Monitor and Control from Ag Leader
**UPDATED with audio and video from National Farm Machinery Show** Ag Leader Technology is excited to announce the INTEGRA™ display will soon feature planter down force monitor and control capability, allowing the display to monitor and adjust down force based on field and soil conditions. Planting seed at the optimum row unit down force is an important factor in good … Read More
New from New Holland at NFMS
There’s a lot new products from New Holland on display at the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show. We visited with John Elliott, New Holland Director of Marketing NAR, to get a bird’s eye view of it all. John says there are product launches at NFMS in all New Holland segments – residential, commercial, municipal units, the dairy/livestock units and the … Read More
Take a Tour of Ag Leader at NFMS
The Ag Leader Technology exhibit at the National Farm Machinery Show has been hopping this week. Among the attractions for farmers: The coming-soon INTEGRA™ display with planter down force monitor and control capability (pictured here); the popular “best bang for your buck” VERSA display; SMS Mobile; and OptRx crop sensor I took a little tour around the Ag Leader booth … Read More
Fastline AgRacer App Unveiled at NFMS
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls – start your engines. Fastline AgRacer is on track to be the next big farm-themed game. Fastline Publications unveiled AgRacer at the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show. This game app is available for the iPhone/touch/iPad and Android devices for just 99 cents. AgRacer combines the fun of racing with farm equipment and the thrill … Read More