Planting Equipment
This week’s Pick of the Week looks at a record-setting John Deere eight-row planter, a pair of unique tractors from the 1970s and a record-breaking Case IH utility loader setup.
Missy Bauer, Farm Journal field agronomist, offers a few pointers to make sure your planter is firing on all cylinders.
The parent company of Case IH, New Holland, Steyr and other machinery brands says there will be no impacts to production and parts shipments will continue as planned.
Add several thousand ears per acre to your yield results and boost ROI by getting your planter ready for the field. Be sure to download our free planter prep checklist.
New Kid On The Block: TractorTuesday.com Emerges To Disrupt The Auction World And Save Farmers Money
A new digital auction house is offering zero commissions and a 2% buyer’s premium on used farm equipment.
Here are 5 retrofit components that can refresh your planter. Plus a short planter maintenance checklist to go over before you head to the first field.
The updates and new releases span a wide breadth of row crop solutions, including combines, planters, sprayers, tractors, tillage tools and precision technology.
Join the guys as they take a deep dive into the current state of the used sprayer market. If you’re thinking about buying or upgrading soon, you don’t want to miss this episode of the Moving Iron podcast.
These steel and rubber Swiss Army knives offer many of the features of higher horsepower machines in a smaller, easier-to-use tractor.
From overheating engines to blank displays, here are four repairs to try when farm machinery malfunctions. Remember to start with the simple fixes — there’s always time to panic later.
Find out where your favorite tractor, planter, sprayer, combine and other farm machines are built today.
From North Carolina, Oklahoma and Virginia, Machinery Pete gives a rundown on gems from the auction trail, including a “super sharp” 2013 John Deere 4730 sprayer that had prospective buyers “falling all over themselves” to get a bid in on it.
The Right to Repair lawsuit carries significant implications for farmers, independent repair access and antitrust enforcement. Here’s what an antitrust attorney and a D.C. lobbyist have to say about the legal action.
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit along with the states of Minnesota and Illinois against Deere for allegedly violating U.S. competition laws by restricting access to key repair information and diagnostic tools.
Many dealerships offer annual inspections of tractors, combines, planters and other big-ticket machinery. Some farmers value annual inspections. Others consider them a waste of money. Here’s a mechanic’s experience and opinion.
Timing is everything, according to the equipment pricing trends Machinery Pete is watching.
Machinery Pete also shared the results of a special Allis-Chalmers auctioned off for charity on Nov. 9.
Companies are rolling out autonomous capabilities today with the goal of eventual full autonomy in the future.
Northern Illinois farmer Dan Hartmann made a big leap by purchasing a used sprayer with See & Spray technology. He says when looking at just his soybean acres, the technology will pay for itself in 18 months.
If you use GPS guidance lines and field boundaries in your farming operation, read this article.
From Jan. 1 to Aug. 4, Machinery Pete has seen 66 new to 3-year-old planters sell at auction. Twenty sold during that same time frame a year ago, 10 in 2022, 14 in 2021 and a mere six in 2019.
A roundup of releases for farmers over the last couple of weeks.
A planter maintenance expert offers a checklist to help ensure you’re properly prepping your planter for storage so that it emerges in good shape for planting next spring.
Vaderstad is launching the all-new Tempo K model (along with other models), a 24-row planter with low-compaction tracks and 30-inch row spacing.
One ag industry expert shares his take on this weekend’s solar storms, how it may have impacted farmers during the height of planting season, and what needs to happen going forward.
Heath Huisinga is always eager to investigate new tech for his farm in Casey, IL. This year, he’s using John Deere’s AutoTrac Turn Automation, which frees him to focus on the planter rather than on driving the tractor.
Seed meter drives play a huge role in seeding accuracy. Here are 4 ways to avoid in-field problems by troubleshooting various drive systems.
Planter experts offer some quick tips and lookouts around spring planter maintenance and setup. In this article we discuss the furrow creation and closing components and what to look for there.
You can save time and headache by calibrating seed meters well ahead of planting time.
Unsure about soil conditions at planting? Smart Firmers can help with that.