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Kinze Manufacturing has become the first planter manufacturer to offer a scale package as a factory option on all Air Seed Delivery (ASD) planters in its 2010 product line.
As spring approaches, it is time to pull out the planter and prep it for fieldwork.
At the 2008 National Farm Machinery Show Kinze gave us a first look at their Air Seed Delivery System.
The John Deere DB 120 takes planter widths to a new level.
Rob Rippchen, division marketing manager at John Deere seed group, describes the new DB 120.
We answer a farmer’s question in Episode 3 of Corn College TV.
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.
Missy Bauer gives top tips for top ear count and top yields.
Planter Clinic expands with a five-stop road show. Its first stop is near Tunica, Miss.
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.
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.
To get the most from your combine’s yield monitor ensure you are properly calibrating the technology.
Watch an overview of AGCO’s new line-up of machines.
36-row, 55,000-lb. machine boasts 12 psi with tracked system.
Buhler Industries Inc., has purchased the assets of Ezee-On Manufacturing.
Innovations in seeding provide greater consistency despite variability.
Company reintroduces planter with twin row setup and expands 3700 Series to 20” and 22” spacings.
Less than 15% of Farm Journal Pulse respondents have a brand-new planter.
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.
The acquisition will help complete Monsanto’s Integrated Farming System (IFS) platform.
The manufacturers have signed a supply agreement