Farming News

FINcast: #10: New precision farming products from TeeJet, Raven, Trimble and Hemisphere - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
At Ag Connect, several companies introduced the latest precision agriculture products to farmers

Flex-wing cutter - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Rhino says its new TS12 Stealth flex-wing cutter is strong but lighter weight to fit smaller tractors in the 35 to 50 PTO hp range

The Alps of Cardinal Marsh - Tue, 02 Mar 2010
My best hay customer uses approximately one round bale per day to feed his Holstein heifers. They are kept at a place a mile or two from downtown Schley, which is a little less than 10 miles away from my hay

More GPS brownouts ahead - Thu, 25 Feb 2010
But brownouts could become more frequent in the decade ahead because of delays in developing replacements for the 30 or so aging GPS satellites currently in orbit, according to a United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued in April 2009

Ethanol is not a water hog - Thu, 25 Feb 2010
As production technology has advanced and ethanol plants have improved water recycling efforts, it takes an average of less than four gallons of water to produce a gallon of ethanol

Syngenta sells soybeans by-the-seed - Thu, 25 Feb 2010
Growers may now purchase soybean seeds in 140,000 seed units from Syngenta Seeds

New Massey Ferguson utility tractors - Thu, 25 Feb 2010
Massey Ferguson introduces the HD Series 2600 Utility Tractor

BASF stepping up to the plate - Tue, 23 Feb 2010

FINcast #9: 2010 National Farm Machinery Show highlights - Mon, 22 Feb 2010
Farm Industry News editors recap the new equipment and technology trends at NFMS, including precision farming, tillage, tractors, and grain handling

Shopping lists from Midwest farmers - Thu, 18 Feb 2010
Four farmers from Illinois and Nebraska tell Farm Industry News what’s been on their shopping list for the year, including utility vehicles, a planter and tillage equipment