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For several years, Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, has been in the market for a planter — specifically a corn planter she could call her own to use in plots.

Here are tips to avoid adding to that inventory of mangled drill bits.

Starting in 1993, Precision Planting was led by founder Gregg Sauder. In 2012, the company went through a series of acquisitions (and one potential acquisition). With the launch of Radicle Agronomy, here’s a look back.

Here are a few tricks to make those repetitive planter procedures easier and faster this spring.

Folding planters often use a big, hydraulic mono-block outfitted with lots of solenoids to control hydraulic functions. Oil dripping or spurting from the vicinity of that block looks disastrous, and may be.

When should a combine or planter be replaced? Technically, the answer is “never,” if the owner is willing to replace parts as they wear out, but there are considerations.

Planters have multiple chains and drive systems that benefit from regular inspection and maintenance. Here are four tips for this spring.

Changes in crop rotations and the popularity of cover crops have given way to a new generation of box drills.

Months of planning precede each planter pass on Joe Zumwalt’s farm. He knows his in-furrow program can set the stage for a healthy and high-yielding crop.

Values on used planting equipment in good condition have been rising throughout 2021.