Combines

Geringhoff unveils revolutionary corn head

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Geringhoff, manufacturer of harvesting equipment, unveiled a “concept” corn head that promises to revolutionize how farmers harvest corn. The corn head can combine crops including corn from any direction and regardless of row spacing, opening the way for solid-seeded corn.

Massey Ferguson introduces redesigned 9560 combine at NFMS 12

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000

The new Massey Ferguson 9560 combine from AGCO-MF is the largest in the 9500 Series. Greg Fonger with AGCO-MF explains the features of the totally redesigned combine from header to spreader. The combine was on display at the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show.

2012 FinOvation Product of the Year: Geringhoff folding header

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000

Farm Industry News announced its 2012 FinOvation awards at the National Farm Machinery Show on Thursday, Feb. 15. For the first time in FinOvation history, readers were allowed to vote for their favorite product of all 22 award winners online at www.farmindustrynews.com.

Michelin launches new CerexBib combine tire

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:36:00 +0000

Michelin unveils the CerexBib combine tire, the industry’s first high-flexion tire specifically designed for combines. New IF and VF flexion technology is incorporated in the combine tire to allow for 40% lower air pressures than standard radial tires so that the tire footprint spreads out over more ground to minimize soil compaction. Michael Vandel, segment marketing manager for Michelin North America, explains.

Geringhoff concept row-independent corn head - Part II

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:36:00 +0000

Senior Field Editor Scott McPheeters demonstrates the mechanics of the prototype combine head from Geringhoff, exhibited at the National Farm Machinery Show. The new combine head will harvest crops including corn from any direction across all rows opening up the future for solid-seeded corn.

John Deere sets world record with combine constructed from food

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:29:00 +0000

Source: John Deere

It’s a new world record! John Deere’s Project “Can Do” created a full-sized combine made entirely from food – 308,448 cans of food and 11,268 bags of food. According to Guinness World Records, Project “Can Do” is the largest sculpture ever built from canned food, more than doubling the number of cans used in the previous record set two years ago.

2011 soybean yields averaged upper 50 bu./acre in northwest Ohio

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:59:00 +0000

Last week was the first full week we have had of uninterrupted harvest. The only rain we had was 2/10 in. during one evening. Hopper wagons and grain trucks ran continuously up and down the roads.

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Russian combines coming to North America

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:07:00 +0000

By Jodie Wehrspann

Buhler Industries is preparing to launch the Russian combine Torum in North America under the Versatile brand name as early as this spring.

Corn harvest progress in Iowa

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000

While nearly half of the corn crop between 18 states has been harvested, The USDA says Iowa is ahead of the average with three-fourths of its 2011 corn crop already harvested.

Soybean harvest speeds ahead in Grundy County, Iowa

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:39:00 +0000

Photojournalist and soybean producer Harlen Persinger records some of his neighbors bringing in the 2011 soybean crop.