Seed safety 

By: By Mark Moore

As the value of seed goes up, so does the market for seed treatments. Producers are looking at every option to protect their valuable seed investment,...

Meter indicates plant health 

A New meter will help growers determine if crops need more nitrogen. The new FieldScout CM 1000 NDVI meter will instantly measure light absorption and...

Correction 

Readers who want more information on the TerraGator 3244 that was shown on the Good Buy page of our April issue (page 44) should visit the Web site nms.agchem.com....

90 feet of nitrogen 

By: By John Russnogle

Side-dressing most of your nitrogen is a good deal for your crop, the environment and your bottom line, according to Amboy, MN, farmer David Burk. He...

New From NFMS 2009 

By: By Karen McMahon and Mike Boyatt

36-row planter THE NEW Early Riser 1260 planter with a 90-ft. width for 36 rows of 30-in. spacing is the largest planter that Case IH manufactures. The...

Raising the bar 

By: By John Russnogle

Not All toolbars are built for the rigors of strip-till. That's not a problem with a new front-fold toolbar built by Harvest International, Cherokee,...

Finessing a Fertilizer Deal 

By: From Guest Editor John Russnogle

What We've got here is a failure to communicate. It's a famous line from the 1967 movie classic Cool Hand Luke that starred Paul Newman. It's also a fitting...

All in one pass 

By: By John Russnogle

Clyde Cook still remembers helping his dad farm with a team of horses as a young boy. Today, he harnesses more than 500 hp with a Case Quadtrac 535 pulling...

Fertilizer's Ups and Downs 

By: By John Russnogle

There's a one-ton elephant in the room where fertilizer dealers and farmers are in a standoff. Dealers think the animal is worth close to $1,000, while...

Safer ammonium-nitrate-based fertilizer 

Honeywell Announces that it has patented a new technology to develop a highly effective, safer ammonium-nitrate-based fertilizer with a significantly...