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, visit No-TillFarmer.com/0216.

• Väderstad unveiled its new Gilstring seed meter for the company’s high-speed Tempo planters. Compressed air blows seeds onto a disc and each seed is singulated, then guided by a soft rubber wheel down the seed tube at a speed of 30 mph. A small sensor counts every seed that passes through, and a secondary rubber wheel ensures consistent seed-to-soil contact. The system is controlled through a table interface, where the operator inputs seed population.
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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, minimizing the pinch-row effect. The tracks also provide greater stability and more uniformity in seeding depth.
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• 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…