According to a May 1, 2022, report from CNN, 8-store Ukrainian John Deere dealership Agrotek recently prevented Russia troops from utilizing farm equipment they had stolen from the dealership — by remotely disabling it.
We want to know that we are doing a good job, but a stopped planter doesn’t get anything done either. So we rely on the monitor to our right to feed us information about our planter. Today, I want to remind everyone of the tools we have to our right, but also to our left.
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With a lifetime of farming experience and degrees in agronomy and economics, Dave Krog says he’s trying to whittle variable and fixed costs from today’s equipment outlays with an electric, autonomous drive unit aimed squarely at the 24-row planter market.
In February 2022 issue of No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Tillage Guide, retired ag engineer Randall Reeder of Ohio State University and retired USDA soil scientist Don Reicosky shared the outcomes of a survey they conducted to identify the most significant works in no-till research and literature.
I wanted to no-till. I would search out no-till planters online or in classified ads and just wish. But with only 240 acres, I just couldn’t justify the expense — at least not until a supportive friend stepped in.
Mike Starkey operates a 7th generation family farm in Brownsburg, Ind., right across the road from a K-8 school and the biggest church in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
If producer is working fields with +11° Slope (+20% Grade), what changes should be made in tire selection (Bias-Radial-IF/VF CFO), air pressure, and operator procedures to ensure optimum performance and minimal downtime.
Brandt’s dual-auger DXT-Series grain cart has a capacity of 1,150-2,500 bushels and unload speeds of up to 1,000 bushels per minute. The new grain carts feature a ground-level access door, steeper tank slope and smooth, abrasion-resistant powder-coat finish for complete cleanout.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.
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