Every now and then, office closets must be cleared of stuff that either doesn’t work anymore or is close to achieving the status of artifact. This process can be revealing....More
While I was at the as the Professional Crop Producers Conference earlier this year, I attended an equipment session titled “Hay Baler Adjustments and Maintenance” presented by Gary George from Deere Country Farm and Lawn....More
In Arkansas between 2005 and 2009, there were 1,284 hospitalizations for ATV-related injuries. The average cost for these hospitalizations was more than $26,000 each, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. Nearly 30 percent of these hospitalizations were for Arkansans under 19 years of age....More
New Holland has further extended its line-up of equipment with Tier 4A engines with the addition of five new CR Series Twin Rotor combines and three new CX8000 Series Super Conventional combines equipped with ECOBlue Selective Catalytic Reduction engine technology....More
With corn and soybean and now beef prices at record or near-record levels, farmer demands for equipment were outstripping the available supply for a while. Now manufacturers are catching up and competition is returning to the marketplace. Case IH’s Scott Rasch talked about his company’s new promotion campaign at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association annual meeting in Nashville....More
Case IH had major product introductions in 2011 — and in addition to other equipment — the company proudly welcomes to its Efficient Power family the next generation of legendary Axial-Flow combines: the 5130, 6130, 7130, 7230, 8230, and 9230....More
A recent report from the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS) confirms what farmers have been saying for a while now: there are fewer growers, but they are producing more while using fewer chemicals and less land, labor and water....More
Smart phones, iPads and social networking are considered by many to be a popular craze limited to a younger generation, but a team of Texas AgriLife extension economists believe the information technology explosion has already reached farm and field and say now is the time producers should embrace it to better manage crops throughout the year and eventually move them from field to market at maximum profit...More
Farm equipment manufacturers have been investing heavily in new technology aimed at helping them meet EPA emission standards. One the approaches uses a compound call diesel exhaust fluid or DEF to reduce those. Case IH’s Ron Blessing talked about what his company is doing to meet those in an interview at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif....More
Planning for the water needs of 2013 will be the primary topic this week when producers, water district planners and representatives of agriculture support industries gather for the 2011 Texas Irrigation Expo set to get underway Dec. 9-10 at the McAllen Convention Center....More
A new free phone application for Texans and others stranded on the road during snow and ice storms has been added to the Texas Extension Disaster Education Network, or Texas EDEN website, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts....More
The global market for Agricultural Implements and Machinery is projected to reach $122.9 billion by 2017. Growth in the global market for agricultural equipment is dependent on varied factors including economic scenario, weather and demand....More
With precision agriculture now firmly entrenched on the farm, it is inevitable that anything interfering with the necessary GPS signals won’t be accepted with a smile. At the same time, growers know that rural America would massively benefit from reliable broadband coverage....More
During a recent hearing, members of the House Small Business Committee questioned LightSquared Inc. executives about the company's plan to build “the nation's first wholesale-only, mobile broadband network....More
TractorLife.com, a website that helps farmers maintain and extend the operating lives of their tractors, will host a free 60-minute webinar to address new depreciation rules and how they will affect farmers’ operations....More
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and a coalition of 12 other national producer groups that represent American farmers, and all major crop commodities, are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct additional targeted testing to ensure that any potential commercial terrestrial services offered by LightSquared will not cause harmful interference to Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) operations utilized by farmers to facilitate the production of an abundant and dependable food supply....More
A new diesel engine could be a quieter, more efficient power source for a variety of household and industrial applications, including lawn equipment and electric generators. The engine, called the “K6,” uses external combustion, burning fuel in a high-pressure chamber outside of the piston cylinder....More
New book by Iowa State University professor can prove helpful to farmers seeking ways to use farm equipment depreciation to offset tax expenses....More
