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Matthew J. Grassi

Former Machinery & Technology Editor, Farm Journal

Matthew Grassi is the former Machinery and Technology Editor for Farm Journal and AgWeb, covering farm machinery innovations and ag tech trends.

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Pete’s Pick of the Week
Barn Find Bonanza: Low-Hour John Deere 7810 Smashes Record
Find out which used farm equipment sales made headlines as Pete’s Pick of the Week and get the latest auction market insights straight from from Machinery Pete, plus an upcoming auction with a big lot of used skid steers.
October 27, 2025 01:00 PM
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Used Machinery
Used Farm Equipment Heating Up: Experts Predict Buying and Selling Explosion Ahead
Find out why farmer-buyers and equipment dealers are well positioned heading into the New Year and why hay tool equipment is setting records and driving buying behavior.
October 23, 2025 01:05 PM
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Technology
AgZen, Corteva Team up on AI-Powered, Retrofit Sprayer Tech
AgZen’s first product, RealCoverage, can be bolted onto any sprayer and is the world’s only sensor and AI-based system that measures and optimizes the number of drops of crop protection products applied to crops.
October 22, 2025 09:45 AM
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Machinery
Winter Is Coming: Farm Equipment Prep Pointers From an Oil and Fuels Expert
Whether you’re putting away the combine until next fall or getting the tractor ready to plow snow, there are several preventative maintenance practices farm machinery experts recommend to get through the long winter.
October 21, 2025 12:49 PM
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Pete’s Pick of the Week
Record Breaking Used Hay Baler And Seed Drill Headline Pete’s Pick of the Week
Hay and livestock producers are finishing up a solid year and specialized equipment like balers, loader tractors and feed trucks are seeing high dollar bids on the used farm equipment auction circuit.
October 20, 2025 12:50 PM
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Used Machinery
Farm Equipment Auction Increase Coming Soon, Farmers Must Capitalize Before Prices Jump
The coming months of November and December will be marked by an uptick in the number of used farm equipment auctions across the country. It seems counter-intuitive, but it could be the last chance to get a good deal on a gently used tractor or combine.
October 16, 2025 09:52 AM
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Technology
From Best Buy Toy to Pro Spray Drone: A Father-Son Duo Takes Flight In Missouri Cattle Country
A cattle-raising family is going all-in on drone application technology, and a side hustle spinoff business is in the works after finding success spraying their own pasture land.
October 15, 2025 01:59 PM
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Pete’s Pick of the Week
Pete’s Pick: 21-Year-Old John Deere Tractor Almost Hits $150,000
Farmers are still put off by the high price of new, and the used equipment auction world is where they are heading in droves, whether its to find 10-plus-year-old bargains, good-condition, late-model machines or even rare, classic gems.
October 13, 2025 08:21 AM
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Technology
Don’t End Up In The Ditch! Update Your GPS Guidance Lines For 2026
If your farm machinery auto steer or GPS guidance system is tied into a local RTK or Real Time Network corrections signal, there are critical updates to make before spring planting. Find out what experts say you should do soon.
October 10, 2025 02:37 PM
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Matthew J. Grassi
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Used Machinery
Farm Equipment Auctions Soaring Despite Stagnant Economy: Unpacking What’s Next
Find out how the busy farm equipment auction season is shaping up so far and why you can expect an uptick in multi-dealer and farm retirement auctions before 2025 comes to a close.
October 09, 2025 11:43 AM
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