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BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Monsanto product to deactivate dicamba residue in sprayer tanks

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto is launching the first product that deactivates a controversial herbicide inside spraying equipment after it is used, the company said on Tuesday, its latest attempt to prevent unintended crop damage associated with dicamba. The new product aims to stop farmers from accidentally applying traces of dicamba on crops that cannot […] Read more
AGCO introduced the new C Series RoGator with impressive upgrades in August.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

New C Series RoGators

AGCO re-engineers its sprayer line with LiquidLogic technology

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Reading Time: 2 minutes If there’s one word that’s taking up a lot of air in the room when it comes to herbicide discussions this year, it’s “resistance.” The growing threat from herbicide-resistant weeds has become a reality in nearly all regions and threatens to get much worse. Everyone in the industry is looking for solutions, and AGCO thinks […] Read more
John Deere’s own line of sprayers will soon be enhanced with models from speciality sprayer manufacturer Hagie.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

John Deere goes shopping

The big green brand is purchasing specialty manufacturers while “balancing” its workforce

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Reading Time: 3 minutes In late March, John Deere announced it had taken ownership of yet another speciality equipment manufacturer. It’s becoming a familiar story for the U.S.-based manufacturer. This latest acquisition of Hagie Manufacturing, a U.S. specialty manufacturer of high-clearance sprayers, is one of a couple of purchases that Deere has recently announced. Deere describes the Hagie purchase […] Read more
Kansas-based Great Plains Manufacturing, whose 3S-3000HD drill is shown here, is set to become an arm of Japanese manufacturer Kubota. (GreatPlainsAg.com)
Crops, Machinery

Kubota to buy equipment maker Great Plains

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Japanese farm, construction, yard and landscaping equipment maker Kubota is set to expand its share in several of those sectors with a deal for Kansas equipment firm Great Plains Manufacturing. Kubota, which has had a strategic alliance with Great Plains for implements in the U.S. since 2007, announced Friday it will buy 100 per cent […] Read more
What is the best way to clean your sprayer?
Production

What is the best way to clean your sprayer?

#PestPatrol 
with Mike Cowbrough, OMAF and MRA

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Cleaning the sprayer is a critical part of every spray day. Pesticide residues clog and corrode equipment and can injure crops. So what is the best process for sprayer cleanout? Operators should clean out their sprayers every time they switch pesticides, but respondents of a survey conducted by Colorado State University in 2013 said they […] Read more

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