Crops
Farmers often become too eager during weather delays, which can lead to risky or unnecessary field operations, Purdue Extension says.
This spring, consider letting your planter dig in its heels a little with a planter accessory that knocks out compaction problems with tine tillage.
New Holland Agriculture has announced an expansion of its implement product lines by way of its acquisition of the Grass and Soil business of Kongskilde Industries, part of the Danish Group Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab. This business develops, manufactures and sells tillage, hay and forage implements under various brand names.
Strip-till and no-till can offer benefits; find out if they’re right for your farm
Great Plains unveils a new hybrid tillage solution and stack-fold planter with quick-change row units.
Options to consider include going to no-till or making an equipment change, such as using a row freshener or a vertical harrow.
Running a vertical tool now can help break up tracks and ruts your harvest equipment left behind. It can also help you address volunteer corn -- yes, it’s likely to be a problem based on corn lost during harvest.
Horsch is introducing a new, mounted row-crop planter to North America this year called the Maestro RC.
Maintaining seed quality has been a subject of study in the Farm Journal Test Plots for many years. Through our program, the plot crew has learned how to handle seed in order to maximize its potential.
We answer a farmer’s question in Episode 3 of Corn College TV.
Missy Bauer gives top tips for top ear count and top yields.
Head to the field with Missy Bauer to identify how uneven emergence puts a dent into your yields in episode 6 of Corn College TV.
You can easily check your planting depth any time during the growing season.
No doubt various management factors are involved in corn yield increases, but two of them are twin rows and careful planting.
Planters that left the shed polished, oiled and tuned to perfection are often battle-weary by the time the final field passes beneath their wheels.
Modern planters are hydraulic hogs and often have six or more hydraulic hoses that must be connected to the proper valve.
These one-day events will set farmers on the right foot for planting their 2011 crop.
Take another look at doubling up those corn rows. Another corn company releases their latest study.
Planter Clinic expands with a five-stop road show. Its first stop is near Tunica, Miss.
To get the most from your combine’s yield monitor ensure you are properly calibrating the technology.
Buhler Industries Inc., has purchased the assets of Ezee-On Manufacturing.
Farm Journal Field Agronomists Ken Ferrie and Missy Bauer say this trio of troubles are the most common errors they see in the field at planting.
February is the time of year to make a trip to Louisville, Ky., for the country’s largest indoor farm show.
Learn how to inspect parallel arms, disc openers and other components, plus pick the right attachments in Episode 1 of Corn College TV, Season 3.
Innovations range from tractors to combine technologies.
Cover crops are gaining ground in the U.S., but their adoption has not been without a number of bumps.