One of the battles being waged on farms across the country is the technical obsolescence of precision equipment vs. the mechanical life of heavy machinery.

Vertical tillage tools can be valuable for sizing and anchoring no-till residue and improving seedbed conditions for planting, according to a recent study by Michigan State University Extension.

Monsanto confirmed it made a private proposal to Syngenta to acquire its rival for $45 billion, which the Switzerland-based company rejected.