Planting Equipment
From sprayers to planters to combine heads, the company says the principle encompasses its business.
There are a million things to do once crops are planted, but a rainy day spent doing preventive maintenance to your planter can save time and money next spring.
Learn how to inspect parallel arms, disc openers and other components, plus pick the right attachments in Episode 1 of Corn College TV, Season 3.
If you traded planters in the past year, take time this winter to ensure you have all your ducks in a row before it comes time to hook your new planter to your tractor.
Electric drive will be available as an option for vSet meters.
The cast design reduces the number of needed parts, while a revamped seed meter enhances in-field accuracy.
Growing the planter business worldwide is a driving force behind the proposal with Iowa-based Bauer Built Manufacturing Inc., the company says.
In addition to adding horsepower and transmission options on tractors, the manufacturer also welcomes multiple machines for the livestock and dairy industries.
Innovations range from tractors to combine technologies.
Make next spring’s planter pass your most confident yet. And these two events have special guest Machinery Pete.
Corn College has announced its two winter seminars for the southern farmer.
Cover crops are gaining ground in the U.S., but their adoption has not been without a number of bumps.
Features of the new machine include an upgraded row unit, 90 bu. of seed carrying capacity and an overhauled frame for improved hydraulics efficiency.
For improved material flow through the machines of a reel disk, planter, and a baler.
Tight planting windows require a machine with enough speed and seed capacity to get the job done right.
The machine automatically switches seed hybrids while moving across the field.
Farm Journal will host six planter clinics to get your crop off to a strong start
Agricultural machinery firm Deere and Co. said Friday that it was laying off nearly 500 employees in Waterloo, Iowa.
One of the more pronounced used equipment trends of 2014 has been the falling value of planters.
How much graphite or talc should be added per planter-fill, and why the heck is graphite or talc even necessary?
Looking back at the planting category in the first half of 2014, there are divergent trends emerging based on equipment type, size and age.
Big data is a big deal. Want proof? John Deere just purchased Precision Planting from Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto. As part of the agreement, Climate Corporation gains access to John Deere’s software connection. Terms of the new transaction were not disclosed, and the acquisition is still subject to closing conditions.
Case IH gave attendees of the 2016 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky., a literal unveiling of its latest product launch when it removed a red drape from its new 2000 Series Early Riser planter. That’s because company officials wanted to reinforce that it wasn’t an upgrade – it was brand-new.
DuPont Pioneer announced it has updated its Planting Rate Estimator tool ahead of the 2016 planting season. Version 3.0 allows users to compare three yield targets or three separate hybrids in one chart.
Understand how seed monitors work to perfect planter performance
Things to check on planters that aren’t broken but are misbehaving
If a picture is worth a thousand words, farmers on Twitter have been committing grand larceny. This year’s batch of planting photos – tagged #plant16 on the social media platform that limits users to 140 characters or less – have been remarkable.
Farm Journal Test Plots show strong yield responses to placement, product combinations.
What gives? As I mentioned in my January Farm Journal column, the last couple months of 2016 I saw very strong auction prices on most all used farm equipment in good condition. How’s that possible, you ask?