Latest News From Fertilizer Spreaders

Leading Ag Retailers Walk Before They Run With Autonomy
Leading Ag Retailers Walk Before They Run With Autonomy

“Technology is here, and it’s never going to go away. It’ll only advance more,” says Matthew Boomsma, Agtegra.

C-Suite: New Opportunity In Application
C-Suite: New Opportunity In Application

With a newly created role at Salford Group, David Webster joined the company after years at AGCO and will execute a strategic vision for continued growth in commercial application.

David Webster Takes New Role at Salford Group—Director of Commercial Application
David Webster Takes New Role at Salford Group—Director of Commercial Application

David Webster said “Coming to the Salford team really aligns with my passion for commercial application and gives me the opportunity to provide leading solutions for commercial application businesses.

Loftness Introduces 8-Ton Fertilizer Spreader
Loftness Introduces 8-Ton Fertilizer Spreader

Loftness has added the F810 to its FertiLogix line of fertilizer spreaders. This new 8-ton spreader comes standard with variable rate capabilities and offers multiple wheel and tire options to meet a wide range of needs

John Deere’s New Floater: The 800R
John Deere’s New Floater: The 800R

With versatility to be outfitted with an air boom, dry spinner-spreader and liquid systems, John Deere introduces the 800R Floater for model year 2022, which replaces the previous F4365 high-capacity nutrient applicator

GVM Inc. Celebrates 45 years and Announces New T-Series Prowler HVT
GVM Inc. Celebrates 45 years and Announces New T-Series Prowler HVT

Beginning in 2022, all Prowlers will be equipped with a Dana HVT R2 transmission with electronic control, bringing improved fuel efficiency, controllability, and reliable performance to the T-Series Prowler platform.

Heartland Ag Systems Introduces Variable Position Auger For Fertilizer Tender
Heartland Ag Systems Introduces Variable Position Auger For Fertilizer Tender

Boasting to be the industry’s first tender of its kind, Heartland Ag Systems Equipment, a division of Heartland Ag Systems, introduces the VPA 1000 with a Variable Position Auger (VPA.)

New Leader Introduces NL600 Pull-Type Spreader
New Leader Introduces NL600 Pull-Type Spreader

The spreader is capable of applying urea, lime, compost/litter, and BioSul. It has 608 cu. ft. capacity.

Growmark Program With Solinftec Yields Efficiency in Fleet Management
Growmark Program With Solinftec Yields Efficiency in Fleet Management

Research done by Solinftec showed that U.S. ag retailers’ machines were idle 30% of the time and traveling 35% of the time. That left only 35% of the time for the machine to be operating—and generating revenue.

GVM Announces New Spreader Line
GVM Announces New Spreader Line

Mark Anderson, GVM President & Owner says, “The GVM Double Duty (SRS) line of spreaders offers either one or two section swath width control with simplicity and precision.”

Case IH And Salford Partner To Introduce FA 1030 Air Boom Applicator
Case IH And Salford Partner To Introduce FA 1030 Air Boom Applicator

The FA 1030 option boasts a 350 cubic foot hopper and is available on Titan 4540 floaters for delivery in time for the spring 2021 application season.

Virtual “Ride and Drive” For RoGator and TerraGator Applicators
Virtual “Ride and Drive” For RoGator and TerraGator Applicators

AGCO’s virtual “ride and drives” provide in-cab experiences of its popular RoGator and TerraGator application equipment.

AGCO's Operator of the Year Marks 15 Years, Will Gift Local Charities
AGCO's Operator of the Year Marks 15 Years, Will Gift Local Charities

AGCO will be recognizing the retailers who nominated each year’s winning operator with donations to local charities of their choosing.

RoGators Add Drop Tube Kit
RoGators Add Drop Tube Kit

The kit is currently available as an aftermarket option, and for a 70’ boom, it includes tubes for all 28 outlets, spaced at 30” off-center. 

GVM Inc and Independent Ag Equipment Will Merge As One Company
GVM Inc and Independent Ag Equipment Will Merge As One Company

GVM assures their customers that they will still be working with the same knowledgeable and experienced staff that they know, trust and rely on.

Applicator Spreads Good News: Uses Machine For Gender Reveal
Applicator Spreads Good News: Uses Machine For Gender Reveal

Austin and Taylor Burgess had some happy news to share, and the couple, who is expecting a child together, decided to deploy Austin’s work rig in their gender reveal.

Unverferth Acquires Force Unlimited To Expand Its Spreader Line
Unverferth Acquires Force Unlimited To Expand Its Spreader Line

After introducing the company’s first ever dry spreader in 2017, Unverferth continues to expand its product lineup in the category.

AGCO Names the 14th Annual Operator of the Year Recipient
AGCO Names the 14th Annual Operator of the Year Recipient

Mose Middleton, a professional applicator with Nutrien Ag Solutions in Rochester, Indiana, has been named the 2019 AGCO Operator of the Year.

Finalists Named In 14th Operator of the Year Award
Finalists Named In 14th Operator of the Year Award

The award aims to recognizes the best professional applicators in the U.S.

T325 Prowler Unveiled By GVM
T325 Prowler Unveiled By GVM

GVM unveiled its new self-propelled applicator—the T325 Prowler.

3 Reasons To Do Pre-Season Machinery Maintenance Now
3 Reasons To Do Pre-Season Machinery Maintenance Now

Having a well-maintained machine is the best way to be ready for crunch time and prevent downtime.

AGCO Showcases RoGator AirMax Precision R1/R2
AGCO Showcases RoGator AirMax Precision R1/R2

The machines are available as a single-bin R1 (235 cu. ft capacity) or the two-bin R2 which can be configured with a 50/50 or 60/40 split (up to 215 cu. ft capacity.)

Salford Expands Air Boom Machines To 90’
Salford Expands Air Boom Machines To 90’

Tapping the expertise of the Valmar team, which Salford acquired in May 2015, the company introduces the 6700 air boom spanning 90’.

AgPro Podcast: How Retailers Are Investing In Machinery
AgPro Podcast: How Retailers Are Investing In Machinery

Andi Riem with New Leader Manufacturing answers the following question in an AgPro Radio podcast: How is your company helping farmers and retailers navigate today’s trends and challenges?

Loftness Introduces 12-Ton Spreaders
Loftness Introduces 12-Ton Spreaders

Models include the new FB1210 12-ton fertilizer spreader and L1230 12-ton lime/fertilizer spreader.

5 Spring-Time Spreader Maintenance Tips for Retailers
5 Spring-Time Spreader Maintenance Tips for Retailers

Completing these five easy steps will not only make sure your spreader applies product accurately but will also help reduce in-season down time.

Southern States Places 10,000th Truck In Service
Southern States Places 10,000th Truck In Service

The co-op location will put into service the 10,000th truck built for Southern States.

Merger Forms North America’s Largest Dealer of Case IH Application Equipment
Merger Forms North America’s Largest Dealer of Case IH Application Equipment

Heartland AG Systems will have a footprint across eight states with nine locations.

Fertilizer Spreader Purchases Stretch Stewardship Around the World
Fertilizer Spreader Purchases Stretch Stewardship Around the World

For every G5 spreader sold, a charitable gift is given to a non-for-profit working in Africa.

John Deere Outfits F4365 With New Leader G5 Technology
John Deere Outfits F4365 With New Leader G5 Technology

The John Deere DN495 G5 dry spinner spreader is a factory-installed option for the F44365 high-capacity nutrient applicator.

<p>At the 2018 MAGIE event, AGCO gave its first public showing of the prototype RoGator AirMax Precision.</p>
AGCO Gives First Look At Prototype Applicator

At the 2018 MAGIE event, AGCO gave its first public showing of the prototype RoGator AirMax Precision.

Salford Introduces Swath Control With BBI Sniper Spreader
Salford Introduces Swath Control With BBI Sniper Spreader

The BBI Sniper is built on a high-clearance frame with a 9-ton capacity

Adams Introduces 980 Trailer Tender
Adams Introduces 980 Trailer Tender

At the 2018 MAGIE show, Adams Fertilizer Equipment showcased its 980 trailer tenders, which are available in rear discharge and side discharge models.

3 Things To Know About the TerraGator C Series From AGCO
3 Things To Know About the TerraGator C Series From AGCO

AGCO’s Challenger brand has introduced four new machines in the TerraGator C Series—three three-wheeled models (TG7300C , TG8300C and TG9300C) and one four-wheeled model (TG8400C).

Salford Expands Air Boom Width to 72’
Salford Expands Air Boom Width to 72’

Salford’s Valmar 8700 pull-type air boom applicator can now be a equipped with a 72’ boom.

<p>Salford Ferti-GO 4S Mounted Spreader</p>
Salford Introduces Ferti-GO 4S Mounted Spreader

The fertilizer applicator is a planter-mounted, granular, on-board single-hopper unit. It also featured variable-rate metering and 4-section control.

<p>Willmar Sideshooter Tender for 2018</p>
Willmar Sideshooter Tenders Updated for 2018

Willmar equipment is manufactured by AGCO and marketed by GSI.  

<p>GVM Twin Chain</p>
GVM Double Duty Twin Chain Spreader Receives AE50 Award

The GVM Double Duty Twin Chain spreader offers up to four section swath width control with simplicity and precision and was designed to put out a consistent pattern—no matter the material.

<p>AGCO RoGator CPO</p>
AGCO Expands Certified Preowned Program to Application Equipment

AGCO’s Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program now includes TerraGator and RoGator applicators.

<p>New Century FS Floater</p>
Iowa Retailer Finds Blueprint for Successful Expansions

Floaters sitting idle in the field coupled with an unnecessarily slow and inefficient process to load fertilizer at the warehouse were catalysts for change at New Century FS.

<p>The 9620 is the result of a marriage between two of Salford’s already established product lines – Salford’s Valmar Air Boom line, and Salford’s BBI MagnaSpread lineup.&nbsp;</p>
Salford Launches Largest Pull-Type Pneumatic Boom Applicator

The 9620 is the result of a marriage between two of Salford’s already established product lines – Salford’s Valmar Air Boom line, and Salford’s BBI MagnaSpread lineup.

New Broadcast Spreader Offers ‘Precision Product Placement’

One of the questions Craig Fenstermaker gets frequently about the New Leader NL5000 G5 is, “How can a spreader broadcast product in sections?” It seems unlikely, but precision product placement is exactly what the n

New Broadcast Spreader Offers ‘Precise Product Placement’

One of the questions Craig Fenstermaker gets frequently about the New Leader NL5000 G5 is, “How can a spreader broadcast product in sections?” It seems unlikely, but precise product placement is exactly what the new

Lawsuit could put an end to treated seeds
Lawsuit could put an end to treated seeds

A new lawsuit, Anderson et al. v. McCarthy et al, has been brought against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court by a number of commercial beekeepers, growers and environmental activist groups