Covering ground in a timely manner is only half the equation when planning your spray operation. Accuracy, coverage and limiting over-spray have a huge impact on product performance and cost effectiveness. So when it comes to choosing a sprayer and spraying technology, it's not wonder there are big options with truly high tech precision farming... Read More
Category: Machinery
Whether you're planting beans or wheat, depth control and seed placement are key settings on the drill to establish an ideal plant stand. With that in mind, precise depth consistency, ideal flotation and seedbed moisture conservation are all features on the P2080 disc drill, featured at this year's Farm Progress Show. RealAgriculture.com's Bernard Tobin caught... Read More
The 4900 Series of planter has been five years in the making. Why? Because the engineers designing this planter changed just about everything, from the frame, to the row unit, to the metering system. Kinze's 4900 planter is all about big capacity, best in class in fact, says Rhett Schildroth, but all that capacity gets... Read More
Farmers tend to get itchy in the spring and fall when it comes to tillage. Some joke about needless recreational tillage that just occupies a farm's boredom. Below is acute video addressing the serious disease called "restless tillage syndrome." Enjoy and happy harvest!!! If you cannot see the above embedded video, CLICK HERE
The canola crop is ripening at an incredible pace — should you wait and straight cut or try and swath ASAP? How fast is too fast to combine canola, in either scenario? These are questions that come up every year, but the trade-off between swathing and straight-cutting are especially important this year as the canola... Read More
If you've never been to a product launch from an equipment manufacturer, believe us when we say it's typically a very big deal. More often than not there is fanfare, a light show, possibly smoke and sometimes even a parade. But when the confetti settles and the food brought out on combine headers (yes, really)... Read More
Air seeders can be tough on seed — the amount of air needed to push seed and fertilizer all the way to the openers can be tough to get just right, and, to avoid plugs or bridging, can sometimes run a little high, causing seed to bounce out of the furrow. Dutch Industries has developed... Read More
Those farmers involved in forage seed production are likely quite familiar with a wick weeder — a unit that uses chemical-soaked rope to deliver herbicide to weeds towering above the crop. But, increasingly, wick weeders are being used in more conventional operations as well in pulse crops, where herbicide options are sometimes limited, and even... Read More
Harvesting technology continues to evolve as manufacturers attempt to improve the harvesting process. Last week, Gleaner introduced the first Series 8, Transverse rotary combine. We encourage you to listen to the interview with Kevin Bien, Gleaner to get a better understanding of the machine and its benefits. Below are some pictures from the launch... Read More
After harvest is a great time to get out and scout soil conditions and start planning soil management passes for the fall and spring. One of the tillage questions that often comes up at field days is depth settings on implements, like a soil ripper. The answer to how deep you need to go is... Read More