Latest News From Planters

Months of planning precede each planter pass on Joe Zumwalt’s farm. He knows his in-furrow program can set the stage for a healthy and high-yielding crop. 

As the high-speed planter segment matures and expands, now might be the time to hone this technology on your farm. The first step is to understand its capabilities. 

More lawsuits hit the ag industry. Deere and Company is suing Kinze and Ag Leader for alleged patent infringement concerning the company’s high-speed planter.

"After this year there's probably a situation now where we can use this technology to push our planting window just a little bit into more marginal conditions," says Ken Ferrie.

The Tempo L planter offers a unique feature in the marketplace, a new way of delivering seed into the seed furrow, using air pressure.

The Tempo L planter offers a unique feature in the marketplace, a new way of delivering seed into the seed furrow, using air pressure.

Kinze Manufacturing recently introduced its new 4700 planter with a new 20” model for narrow row operations.

To refine planter down pressure, Ag Leader has developed SureForce, a system with sensors on the gauge wheels of every row, reading wheel load 200 times per second.

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

The acquisition will help complete Monsanto’s Integrated Farming System (IFS) platform.