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“The line where the precision ag starts and the tractor stops is extremely gray. It used to be bolting on precision ag hardware, and now it’s part of what the tractor does,” says marketing manager Ryan Jardon.

Sabanto marks the fund’s second investment, the first being an investment in Monarch Tractors last November.

Veris Technologies has introduced the world’s first real-time sensor suite that measures four critical soil features while planting or tilling.

This past year, prevent plant acres soared to a new record of 20 million. What that number fails to account for are the acres that did get planted but maybe shouldn’t have, and what field conditions mean for 2020.

The same Canadian industrial corporation that acquired MacDon in 2018, Linamar, has announced it will acquire Salford Group, a manufacturer of tillage and application equipment.

Linamar has said its adding Salford to the company is party of its “plans to drive innovation in the food and agriculture sector as part of its 2100 strategic roadmap.”

A good strip starts with the combine.

Running a vertical tool now can help break up tracks and ruts your harvest equipment left behind. It can also help you address volunteer corn -- yes, it’s likely to be a problem based on corn lost during harvest.

Options to consider include going to no-till or making an equipment change, such as using a row freshener or a vertical harrow.

Getting your planter ready for spring won’t change the price of corn, but it can mean you’ll harvest additional bushels next fall.