By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Improving irrigation efficiency for agriculture will be the crucial challenge for the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center as it begins its second century of service to West Texas farmers and ranchers, citizens and industries....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Roy Burns started farming on his own in Navarro County, near Corsicana, Texas, in 1977 with a $15,500 tractor and a $2,500 planter....
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A systematic approach is underway to revive New Mexico’s green chili pepper industry by bringing a mechanized harvester and destemmer plus varieties tolerant of the machines concurrently to market....
By Linda Fresques
NMSU College of Engineering
New Mexico State University engineers and the boards of supervisors for the Central Valley and Peñasco Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) have developed a novel herbicide sprayer that will provide an efficient and cost effective way to eradicate invasive plant species. ...
Tractor sales in the United States for 2009 are expected to be strongest for 4-wheel-drive tractors and the 100-horsepower-and-over 2-wheel drive tractors, with Canadian sales strongest for 2-wheel-drive tractors in the under-40-horsepower range, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers in its annual forecast for U.S. and Canadian agricultural machinery sales, a snapshot of manufacturers’ predictions for 2009 business....
By Quenna Terry
NRCS Public Affairs Specialist
Burt and Eric Heinrich were impressed enough with the subsurface drip irrigation system they installed with assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to put more in on their own nickel. ...
Bigger, better, cleaner and stronger, the ever-popular Massey Ferguson® 5400 Series mid-range tractors have new Tier III engines inside and a new look outside. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
One says he would bleed red if you pricked his finger, the other says he bleeds green; but Kenneth Hood and Charles Parker have one thing in common: They both believe the new on-board, module-building pickers could help save the U.S. cotton industry....
Due to the variety of standards that exist in the diesel engine industry and in response to questions from various markets, John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) is officially clarifying its position on the use of biodiesel in its diesel engines....
By Steve Burns
Texas A&M University
A geographic information system workshop is set for Oct. 18 at the Texas A&M University System Research and Extension Center at San Angelo. ...
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