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By No-Till Farmer Editors
Agritechnica has a reputation as being the international hub for emerging farm equipment and technology.
The 2015 show in Hannover, Germany, once again offered a diverse glimpse into emerging agricultural machinery trends that could influence the North American market in the near future.
No-Till Farmer staff spent 6 days covering the show, which featured the latest in tractors, seeding and planting equipment, spraying technology and precision farming systems.
What follows is a sampling of the equipment highlights from the show, which featured more than 2,900 exhibitors and 450,000 attendees. For more information, click here.
Agrotop, in conjunction with Bayer CropScience, unveiled its new easyFlow QF closed-transfer system for sprayers. Developed for small, mounted sprayers and self-propelled machines, the system offers operators the option of using chemical containers of various sizes, up to bulk-size units, as one system. The two-part system includes a canister adaptor that is attached to the chemical jug and the tank adaptor, which is permanently attached to the sprayer. |
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Great Plains Mfg. debuted its new AccuShot liquid fertilizer system, soon to be available as an option on the company’s Yield-Pro planters. Rather than continuously dribbling in starter fertilizer to the side or below the seed trench, the system applies a specific dose of fertilizer with each individual seed. |
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SoucyTrack launched its new planter track kit for John Deere planters. The track system allows for better weight distribution than flotation tires to minimize rutting. This results in less soil compaction… |