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Whether you’re putting away the combine until next fall or getting the tractor ready to plow snow, there are several preventative maintenance practices farm machinery experts recommend to get through the long winter.
Farm machinery manufacturers are releasing details on Model Year 2026 balers and hay tools that feature increased automation, data integration and enhanced designs to help cover more acres in a single day.
The equipment builder is adding to its lineup of crop harvesters with two new forage choppers — the first completely new silage management machines from Deere since 2019.
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ENSO-neutral means conditions could be close to average, but Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien’s principal atmospheric scientist, says that doesn’t mean the weather will be normal this spring and summer with growing concerns about drought.
Crop conditions continue to fall as extreme weather plagues this year’s growing season.
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says areas that have been experiencing snow drought this winter, such as Minnesota and northern Iowa, could potentially see more snowfall in the next few weeks than they have all winter.
Are You Ready For the Polar Plunge? Some Areas Could See Temperatures Plummet to Negative 40 Degrees
From 40 degrees above zero earlier this week in parts of the Great Plains to now forecasts for temps to fall 40 degrees below zero, ag meteorologist Drew Lerner says the frigid conditions will be dangerous for livestock.