Ag Leader is testing a new system with the Integra display that monitors and adjusts a planter’s down force depending on field and soil conditions. Ag Leader is working with Dawn Equipment on it....More
Among the new equipment and technology introduced at the recent Farm Progress Show were products from Case IH, Claas, New Holland, AGCO White, Meridian and Blu-Jet. The show was held in Decatur, IL.
AGCO steps into the large-frame, row-crop planter market with a new 36-row track planter. The White 8936-30 LF is one of nearly 20 new products introduced by AGCO for 2012....More
New video footage shows the 36-row, 30-in. large-frame White Planters Model 8936 LF in the field carrying 150 bu. of seed and 1,500 gal. of liquid fertilizer. The planter is equipped with tracks instead of wheels to accommodate its industry-leading carrying capacity....More
The first reports of completed corn planting are coming in. A central Illinois grower e-mailed today that he just finished planting his largest corn crop acreage ever and he did it in six days. He anticipates an excellent crop because it was planted just prior to the optimum planting date for his area of May 10.
He also noted that in his neighborhood, some growers planted corn in early April. Those seeds rotted and the growers just finished replanting those fields....More
If you’re looking for ways to improve seed planting this spring, Steve Nokleby might be a source for inspiration. Nokleby, a farmer and Precision Planting representative from Montevideo, MN, bought a new planter last fall and equipped it with add-ons designed to ensure the right seed placement.
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A new planter add-on that’s getting a lot of buzz this year is Precision Planting’s WaveVision seed sensor. It is a replacement seed tube and seed sensor designed to ensure that seeds are evenly spaced without doubles or skips, which would otherwise lead to yield loss....More
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