Farm Progress Show

Many growers in the Midwest attend the pre-harvest Farm Progress Show to see what new equipment, seed and crop protection products will be on the market for the next crop year.

May 14, 2012

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New tool cuts time removing wheel hubs

Jerry Titera was tired of spending more than an hour taking the hubs off his Bobcat skid steer every time he needed to replace the bearings or seals on the wheel axle. So Titera, a farmer from Bagley, Minn., headed to his shop to design a device that could simplify the process....More
May 14, 2012

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An unconventional Honey-Do list

This year we found a new place to put our new crop of honeybees. The honeybees were fine with the location. Apparently, one tree in the area did not approve....More
May 7, 2012

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Tire manufacturers working to provide answers to BT corn stubble damage

Genetically engineered corn has provided a number of benefits to producers, including stronger stalks that stand up to higher winds. Those stalks have also led to increased complaints about more flats and damage to tires. Titan Tire manufacturing personnel discussed what their company is doing to address the issue during a company media briefing in Des Moines, Iowa. Titan’s Scott Sloan has been one of the leaders of that effort....More
May 6, 2012

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Farm Industry News

Test drive of the New Holland H8080 Speedrower self-propelled windrower

Jordan Milewski, New Holland hay and forage specialist, demonstrates the maneuverability of the New Holland H8080 Speedrower self-propelled windrower, part of the H8000 Series....More
May 5, 2012

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Test drive of the New Holland CR8080 combine

Mike Kizis, cash crop marketing specialist with New Holland, takes viewers for a ride in the new 449-hp CR8080 Twin Rotor combine. Like all models in the CR Series, the combine is equipped with the IntelliView IV color touchscreen display that lets drivers monitor all combine functions and performance information. All combine controls and adjustments are made with an adjustable, right-hand control console and multi-function handle....More
May 3, 2012

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Hitting the fields with a brand-new planter in the bluffs of the Mississippi River

Farmers are now under pressure to complete corn planting during the ideal window in order to aim for optimal yields. Farm Industry News photojournalist Mike Krivit traveled to the farm of Eric and Mark Ruen in The Bluff Country area of Minnesota to capture the farmers in action as they planted Dekalb Genuity VT Triple Pro corn seed with their brand-new Kinze 3600 planter.
Apr. 30, 2012

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Agricultural demand creating ‘white-hot market’ for ag tires

Higher corn and soybean prices have created increased demand for agricultural equipment, and that demand is backing up all the way through the supply chain. One area where that has been felt is the agricultural tire sector, where companies have been challenged to fill orders. Titan Tire’s Jim Allen discussed the situation in this interview at a Titan media briefing on April 25 in Des Moines, Iowa....More
Apr. 30, 2012

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Touching the Titanic disaster: Photojournalist participates in 100th anniversary voyage

Stuff of legends…Photojournalist Harlen Persinger chronicles his lifetime interest in the RMS Titanic by participating in the 100th anniversary voyage that marked the world’s most famous maritime disaster.
Apr. 30, 2012

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End of corn planting on a northwest Ohio farm

We finished planting corn on April 24. Everything was working so smoothly that I wish I would have had more corn acres to plant. I had a Ram Tradesman pickup truck to test on our farm for a week this spring. It had the hemi motor in it. We used it to run some errands and pick up some parts. The truck would do zero to 60 mph in seven seconds. It was so dusty at times when we were running errands that my wife had trouble seeing the road. There were a lot of huge, strange rigs running up and down the roads....More
Apr. 26, 2012

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New Holland will expand its farm machinery lines to serve cash-crop grower segment

This week New Holland invited ag journalists to its company headquarters in New Holland, Pa., to formally announce its plan to rejuvenate the company. New Holland Vice President Abe Hughes says the company has long been known for its hay and forage line, which he says is the largest in the industry. Now the company wants to make its mark in other markets, including the North American large-acreage row-crop segment....More