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Covering All The Bases

Reading Time: < 1 minute John Deere offers myriad auto-steer options which can be fully integrated for increasing levels of precision. Included in their lineup, for instance, are AutoTrac SF1 with +/-10-inch accuracy, AutoTrac SF2 with +/-four-inch accuracy and RTK that is accurate to within an inch. Combined with a StarFire receiver and GreenStar display, the integrated steering kit, which […] Read more
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Machinery Guide – for Feb. 8, 2010

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Automatic steering was once a dream. Not anymore. Driving no hands through the field is reality in 2010. That doesn t mean your choices are simple, though, especially if you re working on a prudent five-to 10-year planning horizon.
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Outback Ties To Your Hydraulics

Reading Time: < 1 minute Outback Guidance offers several precision farming products with their Outback Sts and Outback S3 guidance systems, which work in concert with the eDriveTC or the new eDriveX to achieve hydraulically controlled auto steering. Outback differs from other companies in that their systems tie in directly with the hydraulic system of the farm vehicle. There is […] Read more
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Real Progress Is Being Made

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Our farms are challenged. The old models are falling apart. Farms aren’t just becoming larger and more specialized, they’re also becoming more diverse. Success means different things to different farmers — and to different buyers and consumers — and it’s difficult to see the path that your particular farm should take through that minefield. Our […] Read more
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GUIDE PRODUCTION – for Jan. 11, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes CROP ADVISOR’S SOLUTION SOLVED — OUT-OF-C0NTROL FOXTAIL BARLEY When I talked to Darcy in the fall of 2008, he had spent three years fighting a losing battle with foxtail barley in the southwest corner of Manitoba. Despite pre-seed burn-off and both pre-season and post-harvest glyphosate applications, the weed just seemed to be gaining strength and […] Read more
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What you see is what you want to get. Grain heads must skim across the field, scooping up every bit of crop, and they need to do it efficiently and reliably, under stressful working conditions, with widths that in many ways determine the capacity of

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Challenger RHB and FHB Series Auger Headers Challenger offers the FHB Series flex header and an RHB Series rigid header in sizes that go from 20 feet all the way up to 35 feet. These heads have curved reel arms with a fine reel height adjustment, plus hydraulic reel drive with automatic control and a […] Read more
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Machinery Guide – for Jan. 11, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes John Deere 600F Hydraflex Platforms John Deere’s new 600F HydraFlex platforms are designed to help the head run faster and cut cleaner over uneven ground. When ground conditions change, for instance, the float pressure can be adjusted from the cab. The heads, which come in 20-, 22-, 25-, 30-and 35-foot lengths, can also be locked […] Read more
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No Apologies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Of all the interviews I’ve done with farmers who have taken business courses or who have done detailed business planning for their farms, I’ve never run into one who has said they thought it was anything less than a very good investment. They may have wished it didn’t take as much time as it does, […] Read more
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Crop Advisor

Reading Time: 3 minutes CROP ADVISOR’S SOLUTION SOLVED – A COLOURFUL PROBLEM Don’s canola was a disappointing finish to what looked like a great start. At the end of August, he called with a concern about disease. The pods had begun to ripen prematurely. The tops of the pods seemed to be coming in purple, while the stems were […] Read more
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Machinery Guide – for Dec. 6, 2009

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Challenger MT 800C/MT900C Challenger has introduced its new lineup of advanced “C” series high-horsepower tractors, based on MT800 C Series track and MT900C four-wheel-drive articulated models. These feature challenger’s redesigned tractor management system, engineered for an enhanced, intuitive operator experience, plus an ISOBUS control system which integrates with compliant ISOBUS implements to elevate the productivity […] Read more

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