Deere & Co. has quietly dropped out of a coalition of large companies that has supported a cap-and-trade program for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

In an effort to provide customers with a wider, more advanced air drill for no-till production systems, John Deere is introducing two larger sizes of the 1890 no-till air drill for 2011.

Some Ohio wheat growers are thinking about planting wheat after corn to avoid some of the late planting issues we have had to deal with over the past few years.

AGCO Application Equipment is rolling out five new RoGator high-clearance applicators for 2011 featuring a proven drive system for higher levels of performance and reliability in the field.

Corn stalks and stubble are causing damage to agricultural equipment tires that range from sidewall cuts and punctures to chipping of large tractor tires. In some cases damage can be so severe it may require the farmer to replace tires.

A machine that can inject dry poultry litter and composted cattle manure below the soil surface in pastures and no-till fields is on order from a research coalition across five Chesapeake Bay states: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York. There are currently no machines on the market that can do this.