Farming News

New RoGators from AGCO Application - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Five new high-clearance RoGators from AGCO Application Equipment are equipped with all-new drive systems. With John Lipscomb, AGCO Application Equipment

New Sunflower 1550 Series disc harrow from AGCO - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The new Sunflower 1550 Series five section disc harrow works with high-hp tractors. It features walking triple tandems to handle the weight of the 50-ft. disc

Trends Dual-timer grain bin probe from BinMaster - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
BINMASTER LEVEL Controls introduces new dual-timer capacitance probes, Procap I and Procap II, that feature a flexible time delay for covered and uncovered conditions.

Trends: Add-on tool to reduce grain loss in John Deere STS combines - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
DON ESTES is the inventor of a combine add-on called The Disrupter that helps stop soybean crop stems from roping in rotary combines. (See “Stop roping in your rotary,” March 2000, page 70.) Now Estes has designed a kit for John Deere STS series combines to reduce grain or “rotor” loss in corn.

Talk: biofuels and rural jobs - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Recently, BiofuelLines writer Lynn Grooms wrote a blog post titled “Biofuels & rural development go hand in hand” (blog.farmindustrynews.com/biofuellines) and received this comment in response:

EPA delays decision on E15 - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
“The waiting is the hardest part” (to borrow from Tom Petty’s hit song) when it comes to EPA’s delays concerning E15. Last November, EPA wrote a letter to Growth Energy, saying it was evaluating the group’s request to allow for the use of up to 15% ethanol in gasoline.

New Gleaner S7 combine series from AGCO - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
IF YOUR combine is running short on capacity but you don’t want the extra weight of a larger class size, AGCO Gleaner has an option for you. The company is launching a super-sized version of its Gleaner R6 transverse rotor combines called the Gleaner S7 (S stands for super) series.

farmindustrynews.com: - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Five new high-clearance RoGators from AGCO Application Equipment for 2011 feature an all-new drive system with a hydraulic motor and a separate gear reduction hub.

Greater variety of stacked products ahead - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
WE COULD look back to 2010 as a time when the market had relatively few stacked products.

New AGCO Gleaner S7 combine - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Kevin Bien, combine market manager for AGCO, debuts the new Gleaner S7 Series Transverse Rotor combines. The Class VI and VII rotary models feature a supersized 390-bu. grain bin, lightweight design, and Tier IV interim-compliant engines