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The bull-run on Iowa farmland sales continues to play out in August. Less than two weeks after a farm ground sold for $19,000 per acre in Iowa, a new record sale was posted in Iowa Friday of $22,600 per acre.

The company plans to make 40 final beta systems for this fall, which will be the last prototypes before its first fully commercial version in the spring of 2022.

Cat dealers are currently able to place orders. Cat representatives say the factory builds of the Next Generation machines will begin later this year, with expected delivery to the U.S. as early as October.

The company says there is damage to multiple facilities.

You’re running your combine and hear the following sounds. Can you diagnose the cause?

An American farming titan, Jessie Small, the king of combines, has passed on, and with him goes a sizable chunk of U.S. historical lore.

Put these practices to work to improve your corn harvest outcome.

“Precision and autonomy are an opportunity for us, and Raven really helps put us in a very, very competitive position,” Wine says.

Too much corn is not making it to the bin in central Illinois as harvest season nears the finish line. If you’re still combining, consider Ken Ferrie’s recommendations to bolster results.

Whether you call it slugged, plugged or wadded-up, a combine jammed with weeds or damp crop is enough to make a preacher cuss. Here are tips to minimize your frustration and downtime.