Mid-year report: Farm machinery exports gain 30.5 percent  

Source: Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Exports of U.S. agricultural-related equipment to nations around the world topped $5.8 billion dollars for the first half of 2008 compared to mid-year 2007 numbers...

A Little Effort Can Save A Lot Of Fuel For Tractor Operators 

Source: Michigan State University Extension

Fuel economy is a topic at the top on most people’s minds these days, and farmers are no different. Taking some time to make sure that a tractor is set up properly and using fuel-saving ...

Purdue Experts Leave N Detection To Optical Reflectance Sensors 

Source: Purdue University

Contrary to what’s been considered the gospel for years, in regards to nitrogen (N) rate recommendations, Purdue ...

Pulls Out The Stops 

BY GREG LAMP

With so many new vehicles to pick from, it was difficult to know which one to mount first a big, rugged 66 or a Corvette-like RZR. I went for the RZR,...

Products 

DISK CULTIVATOR Grgiore-Besson Canada has introduced its new Discotill C hybrid stubble disk cultivator, combining the best working elements of a traditional...

Made To Multitask 

BY JOHN RUSSNOGLE

Dustin Weber built the anhydrous bar he couldn't buy a 16-row unit that can work in no-till, strip-till or ridges and runs at 8 mph. I had been using...

Not So Little Brother 

BY GREG LAMP

For some, having the power and size of a larger, 700-class all-terrain vehicle (ATV) isn't necessary. Neither is the price. That's why Yamaha is introducing...

Products-Utility Tractors, Universal Remote  

FRONT-FOLD PLANTERS Case IH has expanded its line of Early Riser 1250 planters, now offering 12- and 16-row options. With a narrow transport width of...

Combine Turned Sprayer  

BY GREG LAMP

You might say Larry Nielson looks at the world a little backwards. At least that's true when he hatched the idea of building a self-propelled sprayer...

Farm Equipment Exports Jump 13% 

U.S. exports of ag-related machinery totaled more than $8.2 billion in 2007, an increase of more than 13% compared to the previous year, according to...