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CNH Industrial Puts Spotlight On Four Industry-Firsts in Autonomy, Alternative Fuels and Electrification
CNH Industrial Puts Spotlight On Four Industry-Firsts in Autonomy, Alternative Fuels and Electrification

What’s the future of ag machinery look like? Well, CNH Industrial pulled back on the curtain on its vision for the future.

John Phipps: There's a Wildcard in the Electric Tractor Debate
John Phipps: There's a Wildcard in the Electric Tractor Debate

Rural America, and farmers especially are skeptical to put it mildly about electric vehicles and tractors. John Phipps says this attitude is reasonable, but also myopic, and explains why in John's World.

New from John Deere: Strip-Till Series and Tillage Technology
New from John Deere: Strip-Till Series and Tillage Technology

Five ST series strip-till models are available in a variety of shanks, coulters and row spacings and TruSet Active offers enhanced depth control for tillage

AgLaunch365 is a farm-centric program that will assists in field trials and attracting investments for ag startups.
AgLaunch and Farm Journal Announce 8 Startups In 2022 Row Crop Challenge

AgLaunch is hosting 8 row crop agtech start-ups for the 2022 AgLaunch365 Row Crop Challenge. Up to five teams will be selected for the AgLaunch365 Accelerator and on-farm trials with AgLaunch Farmer Network members.

Manless Machines Make Moves
Manless Machines Make Moves

"The early autonomy customers are helping us define the future and they are a key part of setting the direction for the product,” says Ben Voss, director of sales at Raven.

Special Delivery: Trends in Spray Technology
Special Delivery: Trends in Spray Technology

Sprayers are being outfitted with new products and configured in new ways to make applications quicker, cheaper and more precise.

Trimble Acquires Spot Spray Tech: France-based Bilberry
Trimble Acquires Spot Spray Tech: France-based Bilberry

The Bilberry technology has been developed as a retrofit system for sprayers to provide both green-on-green and green-on-brown applications.

What's That Clanging in My Combine? Diagnosing Not-So-Funny Noises
What's That Clanging in My Combine? Diagnosing Not-So-Funny Noises

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

Machinery Pete: Demand Tops Supply in Sprayers
Machinery Pete: Demand Tops Supply in Sprayers

I’ve seen the same trend for the past 10 months with used mid- to high-horsepower tractors, combines and planters. Now, the trend is in self-propelled sprayers.

3 Supply Chain Trends to Look Out for in 2023, According To AEM
3 Supply Chain Trends to Look Out for in 2023, According To AEM

“Friend shoring means that, rather than just bringing everything [manufacturing] back to the U.S., which is feasible, let’s make sure our supply chains are with countries that are friendly to us,” Heidelberg says.

Machines Made To Make Hay: Case IH’s Latest Product Introduction
Machines Made To Make Hay: Case IH’s Latest Product Introduction

Though this year’s haying season may be coming to a close, excitement at Case IH has already begun for next season with the launch of upgrades and additions to the hay equipment lineup.

Case IH Trident 5550 Applies Raven Autonomy for Driverless Spreading
Case IH Trident 5550 Applies Raven Autonomy for Driverless Spreading

The technology and machine marriage mean one or more driverless machines can operate in the field without an operator present in the cab.

Clogged Combines: The Damage Weeds Can Do to Machinery
Clogged Combines: The Damage Weeds Can Do to Machinery

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.

New Tire Brand Launched in The U.S.
New Tire Brand Launched in The U.S.

OZKA Tire’s agricultural tire range includes: implement, tractor, flotation, irrigation and industrial.

Luke Bryan and Fendt Aim to Launch Poppin' New Hit
Luke Bryan and Fendt Aim to Launch Poppin' New Hit

Celebrating farmers and the ag industry, Luke Bryan and Fendt collaborate to produce a new “hit” outside of the music and tractor and equipment industries.

Rural Economy Shifts into Low Gear, Farm Equipment Sales Plummet to 2-Year Low
Rural Economy Shifts into Low Gear, Farm Equipment Sales Plummet to 2-Year Low

Trouble started brewing for the rural economy earlier this summer. Now it’s been confirmed for five straight months.

Sabanto Gets Investment Boost From Trimble
Sabanto Gets Investment Boost From Trimble

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

Look Back At 10 Years of The Story Behind Precision Planting
Look Back At 10 Years of The Story Behind Precision Planting

Starting in 1993, Precision Planting was led by founder Gregg Sauder. In 2012, the company went through a series of acquisitions (and one potential acquisition). With the launch of Radicle Agronomy, here's a look back.

Texas Grower Puts John Deere’s See and Spray Technology to the Test
Texas Grower Puts John Deere’s See and Spray Technology to the Test

Three dozen cameras evenly spaced across a 120’ boom use artificial intelligence to target and spray weeds, cutting herbicide use by up to 80% and improving weed control

Acquisition Beefs Up Sprayer Potential With Lightweight Aluminum Booms
Acquisition Beefs Up Sprayer Potential With Lightweight Aluminum Booms

In mid-July, CNH Industrial announced its acquisition of Specialty Enterprises, the provider of Case IH’s aluminum spray booms since 2020. 

Kubota to Offer Additional $100,000 to a Community in Need
Kubota to Offer Additional $100,000 to a Community in Need

Cast your vote in Kubota's Hometown Proud Grant Program to help a community win $100,000, and be entered for your chance to win a sub-compact tractor or zero turn mower.

Couple Takes Off On Trip From Nebraska To Alaska In A 1977 IH Tractor To Raise Money For Kids
Couple Takes Off On Trip From Nebraska To Alaska In A 1977 IH Tractor To Raise Money For Kids

Dick and Carolee Ourada are driving a 1977 IH 574 from Nebraska to Alaska to raise money for Colorado Children's Hospital. The couple explains why the "Tractor Trip for Kids" is driven by passion and purpose.

7 Tips to Rebuild Your Spray Pump
7 Tips to Rebuild Your Spray Pump

It’s not difficult to rebuild centrifugal spray pumps like the Hypro pumps used on many farms. But there are things that ease the process.

Titan Machinery To Acquire Heartland Ag Systems
Titan Machinery To Acquire Heartland Ag Systems

According to Titan Machinery, the final deal is for an aggregate total of $110 million.

The Cost of Love: How to Avoid The Missing Ring Finger
The Cost of Love: How to Avoid The Missing Ring Finger

How many of you know someone who has a mangled or missing ring-finger because his wedding band snagged on a piece of equipment?

John Deere Gives Gators Hands-Free Steering with AutoTrac
John Deere Gives Gators Hands-Free Steering with AutoTrac

AutoTrac equipped Gator utility vehicles can be used for grid sampling, spraying and field boundary creation

Setback for Autonomous Tractors? California Board Denies Monarch Tractor’s Plan for Expansion
Setback for Autonomous Tractors? California Board Denies Monarch Tractor’s Plan for Expansion

Monarch Tractor says it has the first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor, but the leading edge company has bumped against state regulations limiting its expansion.

 Wilbur-Ellis Invests In Autonomous Spray Drone Technology
Wilbur-Ellis Invests In Autonomous Spray Drone Technology

Guardian Agriculture just partnered with Wilbur-Ellis to rollout what it calls the first fully autonomous crop protection aircraft system.

The Duke of Hazard: How an Unbreakable Kansas Farmer Bore a Lifetime of Scars
The Duke of Hazard: How an Unbreakable Kansas Farmer Bore a Lifetime of Scars

All farmers suffer injuries, but the unbreakable Ward Henry was a breed apart: drill rollover, shooting, anaphylactic shock, amputation, and PTO mangling.

This Technology Makes Any Sprayer Smarter
This Technology Makes Any Sprayer Smarter

Reducing herbicide usage by 97% in pre-emergence and 88% in post-emergence spraying, Greeneye Technology might be the ‘next-big-thing’ in sprayer technology.

John Phipps: Remarkable Mix of Conditions Have Now Created Rare Opportunity to Lease Equipment
John Phipps: Remarkable Mix of Conditions Have Now Created Rare Opportunity to Lease Equipment

What advantages or disadvantages are there to leasing farm equipment? John Phipps walks through the many pertinent factors to making this decision, including current red-hot used equipment values and interest rates.

6 Machinery Trends Highlighted For Ag Retailers
6 Machinery Trends Highlighted For Ag Retailers

With the recent twists and turns in the ag retail industry—Arnie Sinclair reflects on top trends he’s seeing across ag retail, and specifically in the machinery segment.

From Waterloo to Mexico: John Deere To Move Cab Assembly
From Waterloo to Mexico: John Deere To Move Cab Assembly

"The decision to move cab production ensures the company can balance workforce needs within the tight labor market, while also ensuring Waterloo can open up floor space to manufacture new products," company says.

It's Not Everyday a New Machinery Company Emerges
It's Not Everyday a New Machinery Company Emerges

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.”

The Role of Electric Vehicles in the Future of Farming
The Role of Electric Vehicles in the Future of Farming

“Now we're scrambling for batteries to get up to the 150,000 production rate next year,” said Ford Pro CEO Ted Cannis, “because the demand is overwhelming.”

John Deere Looks for Leaps in Automation and Digitalization
John Deere Looks for Leaps in Automation and Digitalization

“The more tech we can develop to allow farmers to get productivity out of their land without having to spend so much money on fertilizer and inputs, the better off everybody is,” says John Deere's Julian Sanchez.

Wilbur-Ellis Puts Ford Electric Trucks in The Field
Wilbur-Ellis Puts Ford Electric Trucks in The Field

Through a collaboration with Ford Pro, Ford Motor Company’s commercial division, Wilbur-Ellis will initially integrate 10 of the new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks into its fleet in California.

A Dream Come True? Busch Light And John Deere Serve Up Limited Edition 'For The Farmers' Beer Can
A Dream Come True? Busch Light And John Deere Serve Up Limited Edition 'For The Farmers' Beer Can

Busch Light and John Deere are teaming up for a special "For the Farmers" beer can. The beer will be sold across the Midwest  May 16-July 3, and $1 from each sale will be be donated to Farm Rescue.

E98-Fueled Diesel Engines set to Run in the Field and on the Road 
E98-Fueled Diesel Engines set to Run in the Field and on the Road 

CEO of ClearFlame says its modified diesel engines in trucks and farm machinery offer the same power and performance of traditional diesel engines but with lower fuel costs and fewer emissions. Look for them this summer.

High Lift: Cat’s Next Generation of Compact Wheel Loaders
High Lift: Cat’s Next Generation of Compact Wheel Loaders

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. 

Salford Tillage Tool
Linamar Corporation Plans to Acquire Salford Group

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.

John Deere Enters Joint Venture with Autonomous Sprayer Company
John Deere Enters Joint Venture with Autonomous Sprayer Company

GUSS is based in Kingsburg, California and has engineered a semi-autonomous orchard and vineyard sprayer.

Arkansas Farmer Stands at Heart of Agriculture’s 4WD Tractor History
Arkansas Farmer Stands at Heart of Agriculture’s 4WD Tractor History

Fathers of invention: The Taggart operation built eight 4WD tractors from the 1950s-1970s, testament to the mechanical genius of an Arkansas farming family.

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.

Joint Venture Brings ‘Smart Spraying Solution’ To Farmers
Joint Venture Brings ‘Smart Spraying Solution’ To Farmers

BASF and Bosch are developing new technology for weed management. Their system photographs weeds, signals nozzles to spray and records the data in milliseconds. Farmers then get a map printout for easy reference.

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Most Common Spreader Myths
Most Common Spreader Myths

Let’s take a look at some of the common myths about spinner spreaders.

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John Deere Enters Joint Venture with SurePoint Ag Systems
John Deere Enters Joint Venture with SurePoint Ag Systems

SurePoint designs and manufactures liquid fertilizer application and spray tendering systems, and anhydrous and irrigation injection equipment.

Do Pretty Corn Fields Actually Translate Into Higher Yields?
Do Pretty Corn Fields Actually Translate Into Higher Yields?

Modern, high-tech planters can produce “picket fence” stands of corn with seedlings so uniform they look like they’ve been photocopied. But does precise planting pay?

All About Farm Trucks: New Marketplace Launched by Certified Ag Dealer Network
All About Farm Trucks: New Marketplace Launched by Certified Ag Dealer Network

With 31+ dealers listing their inventory totaling more than 1,400 trucks and SUVs for sale, the Certified Agriculture Dealer (CAD) Program launches AgTruckTrader.com.

Virginia Farmer Was Stranded After His Tractor Ran Over Him; What Happened Next Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Virginia Farmer Was Stranded After His Tractor Ran Over Him; What Happened Next Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

John Moody was stranded and thought he was paralyzed after his tractor ran over him last March. His rural mail carrier found him, repaired the fence, got John's belongings, and still finished his mail route that day.