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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.

Monthly report shows mixed tractor sales
The Valtra model will be able to tap renewable energy resources
With this announcement Kongskilde will be consolidating North American activities from three separate locations into one location
Company expands their Air Seed Delivery System with new Models
Stores will sell and service lawn and garden equipment
t’s time to rediscover crossbreeding
$100 Ideas: The Top of Utility, One-Man Bale Trailer, Large Equipment Oil Catch
Congratulations to Donny DeLine, a farmer from Charleston, Mo.
California’s 2010 World Ag Expo draws 100,000
USDA reported Friday that 245,000 dairy cows were sent to slaughter in October.
Succession planning is a multigenerational puzzle.
Late planting combined with a number of other weather trials this summer resulted in some quality issues such as cob rot, agronomists report. Learn how to overcome these issues.
Dr. Dirk Voeste on the benefits of Headline for Plant Health
Buys out remaining share of Cat joint venture.
It’s “back to the future” for two familiar tractor brands from the past –AgWeb.com Editors
Overall, flat growth for the entire industry, while Deere economizes and attempts to grow market share in a feeble marketplace. More focus on Europe. Leveraging record new product offerings.
Sleek and sexy! With plenty of muscle! Next generation tractors compete for attention at this year’s National Farm Machinery Show, Feb. 13-16th., Louisville, Ky. New brands; new labeling; new technology on display.--AgWeb.com Editors.
Small square; large rectangular; or round—take your pick from 10 new models.
Four models, ranging from 340 to 500 gross engine horsepower, stretch the limits on productivity and performance in the high-horsepower tractor category.
Deere introduces the new GreenStar® AutoTrac assisted steering system at National Farm Machinery Show.
Are yields being stunted by density levels in the soil profile? Five years of field studies suggest cramped roots crimp corn yields. Are new tillage approaches needed? Farm Journal’s field agronomist shares his findings.
New Holland’s new HT152 (standard) and HT154 (deluxe) trailing wheel rakes are built to handle the rigorous demands of operation over rough or uneven fields.
Using a disk-ripper-disk configuration, the Case IH MRX690 mulch-till ripper works to manage residue, improve soil tilth and optimize seedbed conditions, in one pass.
The 3-section frame of the 1770NT offers the greatest frame flex of any John Deere planter, with a 21-degree wing flex relative to the center section.
Kip Cullers on Increasing Yield
Find all of the official results and placings by weight and style classes: Click here for official results.
A new corn herbicide from BASF is giving growers a combination of excellent weed control with a new standard in safety, say company spokesperson. (Source: Carolina-Virginia Farmer)
New rate recommendations for Headline® fungicide have been permitted under a FIFRA section 2(ee) for control of all key diseases in corn. (Source: Seed Quest)
Bill Rowland on Ethanol
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