The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the start of a USDA effort meant to highlight the benefits of improving and maintaining America’s soil. “Unlock the Secrets in the Soil” is an awareness and education effort that features farmers from communities in numerous states — Ohio, Indiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Indiana, Utah, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Montana and Kansas … Read More
New Holland Supports Dairy Expo
One of the big “new” things at the 2012 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin this week is New Holland Agriculture which has made a major multi-year commitment to support the event. New Holland has sponsored a 26,000 square foot Trade Center tent outside the Exhibit Hall to provide room for additional exhibitors and also has a selection of equipment … Read More
Clean Tanks Mean Cleaner Fuel for Equipment
A dirty fuel tank can result in farm equipment running less efficiently, which is why GROWMARK STAR energy was demonstrating a high efficiency fuel tank cleaning process at the 2012 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Curt Snyder with STAR Energy demonstrated the cleaner, which can run in any size tank from 500-1000 gallons. “It has a pressurized nozzle that … Read More
Ag Leader Makes Field Tiling Easier
Improved soil tilth for better root development, lengthened planting windows and better nutrient access for crops are just a few benefits of field tiling. A new family of functionality for Ag Leader’s INTEGRA™ display, called Intellislope™, makes achieving those benefits easier and more economical for growers to do themselves by simplifying planning, installation and documentation of field drainage tile. Intellislope … Read More
Monsanto FieldScripts Featured at FPS
Monsanto’s new FieldScripts service, the first from their Integrated Farming Systems, is changing the company’s pipeline and testing programs. During a media visit at the Monsanto Huxley, IA location on Farm Progress Show eve, we learned more about this from Tracy Klingaman. In the video below you’ll see him talking in front of one of their field trial plots. Here’s … Read More
Hydraulic Down Force on Display at Farm Progress Show
Ag Leader Technology’s Hydraulic Down Force/SeedCommand was on display this week at the Farm Progress Show. We teased it earlier this week but now you can see how it works. Once again Will Cannon, Ag Leader Technology product specialist, was right there when we visited the booth in Boone, IA. Planter down force monitor and control capability is now integrated … Read More
Harvesting Corn at Farm Progress Show
The weather cooperated big time this year at the Farm Progress Show so that field demonstrations got in a full schedule. We had a nice breeze to tone down a hot day in the field during the show. Corn harvest demonstrations began at 11am and there were crowds on hand to watch the large combines, tractors and grain carts in … Read More
Raven Releases 50+ New Steering Kits in a Year
Raven Industries has released over 50 new steering kits in the last 12 months with the latest evolution of the company’s SmarTrax platform, something we learned quite a bit about at the recent Raven Innovation Summit. Tim Heins, product manager for steering and guidance, says they have coverage for over 300 different models of machines. “One of the challenges when … Read More
2012 Raven Innovation Summit
The purpose of Raven Industries is “to solve great challenges” and the company has been doing that now since 1956 in several different areas, including precision agriculture. Matt Burkhart, Raven’s Applied Technology Division Vice President, welcomed over 200 of the company’s industry partners from all over the world Tuesday to the Raven Innovation Summit in Sioux Falls, SD. “We believe … Read More
Farming and I Grow It
“I’m Sexy and I Know it” has to be one of the most parodied songs ever. Here is one with an agriculture theme – “I’m Farming and I Grow it” by the Peterson Farm Bros in Kansas. Funny guys!