During planting season, Kearney Planters service manager Shaun Dilliott gets plenty of calls from growers asking for seed meter management advice. Most of those calls come from soybean growers looking for tips on two types of meters — a John Deere radial meter or a Kinze brush meter. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Soybean School,... Read More
Category: Machinery
A new hitch with telescoping draft links makes the John Deere 4M heavy-duty compact utility tractor one of the most versatile machines in its class, the company says. Deere rolled out the new tractor, available in 52 and 66 horsepower models, at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) at Louisville, Kentucky. John Deere product marketing... Read More
Many of Canada's smaller farm equipment manufacturers are at risk of being left in the cold by the main U.S.-based manufacturers if the Canadian government doesn't change its intellectual property rules, say representatives from a Saskatchewan-based company that builds attachments for harvesting equipment. Honey Bee Manufacturing's general manager, Jamie Pegg, and Scott Smith, manager of... Read More
This year marks 45 years since New Holland's original self-propelled twin rotor combine, the TR 70, was launched. J Cole Sanford was at the 2020 National Farm Machinery Show to celebrate the milestone, as well as provide some highlights of the latest version of the combine. "It's our DNA. When you think of the yellow... Read More
Have you noticed doubles and skips in your corn fields? Poor-performing meters on planter row units are the likely culprits and they're costing you money. With the 2020 planting season quickly approaching, we asked Kearney Planters service manager Shaun Dilliott to share some tips on meter maintenance and testing. Dilliott and his team work on... Read More
Landoll showed off its latest vertical tillage machine at the National Farm Machinery Show at Louisville, Kentucky — the 7500 Series VT Plus. The implement comes with adjustable gangs which allows the operator to change the angle of the disc gangs from the comfort of their tractor. "We can do more with this with adjustments... Read More
As technology advances, spot sprayers are becoming more and more of a viable option — a helpful evolution given the advent of herbicide resistance and the increased focus on environmental stewardship. Trimble has added to the Weedseeker line up with an updated version of the spot-spraying system, dubbed the Weedseeker 2. The tech is mounted... Read More
John Deere's new ExactRate liquid fertilizer application system is designed to help farmers deliver accurate nutrient placement at precise rates during planting. The company rolled out the new system last month at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) at Louisville, Kentucky. In this interview, Deere product manager Brady Alley explains that ExactRate is another of... Read More
The Gleaner S9 series includes three models: the S96, S97, and S98. The all-crop combine means operators don't have to change concaves for different crops, and is especially useful for plants that tend to wrap — such as hemp and milo. Gleaner specialist with AGCO, Todd Davis, was on hand at the National Farm Machinery... Read More
Working in a chicken barn with a tractor can be tricky, especially when dealing with low-clearance areas. To combat this, and other poultry-related equipment needs, New Holland launched the Workmaster "Poultry House Special" tractor. Todd DeBock, product marketing manager for New Holland North America, was at the 2020 National Farm Machinery Show to show off... Read More