Reading Time: 5 minutes In precision agriculture, there can be a steep learning curve with the newest systems on the market. Planter clutches and variable-rate fertilizer systems have their intricacies, for instance, and it can take growers years to customize key components to fit their particular operations. Now, however, there may be help, based on a connectivity technology that […] Read more
CAN bus at your control
CAN bus technology is hardly new, but now it’s being perfected in farm machinery, opening up a world of great opportunities
Hanson Acres: Just one more field to go
It wasn’t anybody’s fault, except maybe the fella with the grin
Reading Time: 5 minutes When Elaine showed him the cracked windshield on Monday afternoon, Jeff didn’t know it was only the first straw. “I was over as far as I could get without sliding into the ditch,” Elaine said when she came home with their son from playschool graduation and Jeff inspected the shiny new crack that zagged from […] Read more
New tire designs from Michelin and Goodyear
Taller design for a quality ride and low sidewall technology for 'ultimate' in flotation
Reading Time: 2 minutes In part one of this series, we looked at new tire designs from Alliance and Trelleborg. In this instalment, Machinery Guide looks at the Michelin AgriBib 480 95 R50 and Goodyear-Titan Farm Tires. More from Country Guide: New tires from Alliance and Trelleborg Michelin AgriBib 480 95 R50 When something works, people tend to stick with it. For […] Read more
New tires from Alliance and Trelleborg
Part one of a two-part quick glimpse at new tire designs
Reading Time: 2 minutes In agriculture today, everything is getting bigger. The yields, the farms, and certainly the equipment have all grown larger in the past five years, and now the tire manufacturers have joined the trend. Late in 2013, more manufacturers began breaking the seven-foot barrier, crossing over from Group 48 into Group 49s and 50s, with diameters […] Read more
Grain vacuums: REM 3700, Farm King, and Walinga
Machinery Guide looks at three products that get your grain flowing
Reading Time: 2 minutes In our last installment, Country Guide looked at grain augers. This time around we look at grain vacuums from three different manufacturers. As always, we urge you to budget ample time for followup. Latest grain auger offerings REM 3700 GrainVac High capacity and high speed are goals of the REM 3700 from GrainVac. This unit can […] Read more
Latest grain auger offerings
Machinery Guide looks at the augers of four manufacturers
Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to different kinds of farm equipment, few sectors have as many manufacturers, as many choices or as much riding on your decision as in grain handling and storage. In many ways, that flexibility is a bonus, allowing you to assemble the system that’s exactly right for how you farm. Of course, the […] Read more
Grain carts and wagons: Part 2
Equipment to get your crop off the field once its ready for harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Demco Harvest Link Working to ease the bottlenecks between the combine, the grain cart and trucks waiting at harvest, Demco is working on its Harvest Link system. It was so new in July 2013, there were only two units. But its capabilities and data co-ordination potential are considerable. The key is keeping everything moving and […] Read more
Grain carts and wagons: Part 1
Equipment to get your crops off the field when it's ready for harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Here it is, late April, with harvest still a distant dream, yet we’re talking grain carts and wagons? Yes, because with agriculture evolving so rapidly, there’s no such thing as an off-season in farming. Farmers are always learning, always looking for options. That’s why this post to Machinery Guide is taking a seasonally proactive approach. […] Read more
Planter equipment to help you in the field
Plus, a new Bobcat compatible with 40 or more attachments
Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s new? At this time of year, that’s a question that applies to a lot of things on the farm, from the weather forecast to the crop plan, the commodity price outlook, and of course, machinery. This is that “in between” time, after the farm shows and before the ground is quite ready. This past […] Read more
Get ready to “make hay” with new offerings of mowers and windrowers
Reading Time: 3 minutes If the number of product launches is any indication, there’s a sense of anticipation in forages this year. In this edition of Machinery Guide, you’ll see that mower conditions and self-propelled windrowers make up an exciting segment of offerings from manufacturers wanting to “make hay” in 2014. Check out these descriptions, first, then get ready […] Read more
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