Machinery
Push is on to get EPA to issue RFS2 rule, including hoped-for boost in maximum blend rates
Many signals for agricultural challenges in 2009.
Use any price rallies this spring on planting delays to sell two years’ corn crops, Bill Biedermann of Allendale.
As spring approaches, it is time to pull out the planter and prep it for fieldwork. During the 2009 National Farm Machinery Show, planters were a hot topic and definitely a show favorite. Check out three new machines from Case IH, John Deere and Kinze, which showcase new technology, enhanced functions and usability.
Precision agriculture specialist Dave Nerpel of farm supply company Wilber Ellis Company is trying to move more clients from flat rate fertilizer applications to variable rate technology to improve yields.
A New York Times opinion piece this week suggests pigs are a source of MRSA infection for humans.
Where has your Farm Journal magazine been? Has it been in the hands of your kids, grandkids or loved ones or in an interesting place? Send us those photos!
Watch for an all-new branding concept on Monsanto’s newest and future traits.
As spring approaches, it is time to pull out the planter and prep it for fieldwork. During the 2009 National Farm Machinery Show, planters were a hot topic and definitely a show favorite. Check out three new machines from Case IH, John Deere and Kinze, which showcase new technology, enhanced functions and usability.
Precision agriculture specialist Dave Nerpel of farm supply company Wilber Ellis Company is trying to move more clients from flat rate fertilizer applications to variable rate technology to improve yields.
Yield contest winner spills the beans on 100+ yields. Learn his secrets on how to produce bunches of beans.
Farmers can seek help from GIPSA
Global demand is not slowing down, says John Kruse, managing director of agriculture services for IHS Global Insight. He says there will be some slowdown for the next few years, but his firm is optimistic about the future of world agricultural growth.
Add another herbicide option to your toolbox. BASF expects to receive registration for Kixor herbicide by fall 2009.
Details of products targeted seen this week
Fed effort bolsters stocks, pressures dollar
Watch and listen as Pam Smith, Farm Journal Seeds & Production Editor, provides a field report from Decatur, Ill.
Letter sent to Vilsack about going against Congressional intent
Wolverine, new wheat and barley herbicide, recently registered by Bayer CropScience will help producers affected by flooding and late planting dates, he says. Wolverine offers control of more than 60 hard-to-control grasses and broadleaf weeds at a single rate.
During the Bayer CropScience Herbicide Innovation Tour, Farm Journal Editor Pam Smith caught up with Frank Rothweiler, of Bayer CropScience. Listen in as Rothweiler discusses the new herbicide active ingredients Bayer CropScience is bringing to the global market.
New products hitting the market fom Bayer CropScience provide greater crop compatibility and protection says Brent Philbrook, Bayer CropScience product manager for herbicide development.
How has your farm evolved over the years? Do you have photos to illustrate those changes? If so, e-mail or mail in your to be entered in the Asgrow Deliver on Your Farm photo contest. Simply submit a photo of your farm from the past and a photo from today.