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Tracking 20,000

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Challenger Recently sold its 20,000th track tractor. Caterpillar introduced its Mobil-trac system for its Challenger tractors in 1987, creating the first...

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Combines

New kids on the Block

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Harlen Persinger

Settling for Average just doesn't fit in the farm equipment business anymore. As state-of-the-art facilities pop up in the countryside these days, companies...

The new gold rush

Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon

In a country halfway around the world, wheat harvest is under way. Enormous fields meander along a rolling farm landscape that stretches for miles. Flat-topped hills sit in the distance, highlighting why this area is called the steppe region of central Asia...

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Grain Handling

Talk

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Crankshaft and balancing wheel I have an 870 Case tractor. It's been the perfect tractor for me. This fall the balancing wheel went out, which also damaged...

Tall Order

Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Mark Moore

Last Year was very good for the grain-handling and storage equipment industries, and 2008 looks to be a continuation of it. There's no question that producers...

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Hay

Hooked on Smart

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann

Will Your next farm implement be smarter than you? Will it be a better driver? Maybe. Electronics are increasingly common on planters, sprayers and other...

TALK

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

In favor of meat Just wanted to drop you a note to say I really enjoyed your Scoop editorial in the March issue of Farm Industry News on meat and its...

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Livestock

TALK

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

In favor of meat Just wanted to drop you a note to say I really enjoyed your Scoop editorial in the March issue of Farm Industry News on meat and its...

RFID reader

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jeff Ryan

For push-button wireless communication of data used with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags comes the new I.D.ology Lightning Rod EID reader....

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Planters

Hooked on Smart

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann

Will Your next farm implement be smarter than you? Will it be a better driver? Maybe. Electronics are increasingly common on planters, sprayers and other...

New kids on the Block

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Harlen Persinger

Settling for Average just doesn't fit in the farm equipment business anymore. As state-of-the-art facilities pop up in the countryside these days, companies...

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Precision Farming

Eye in the sky

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jeff Ryan

Cropcam is an unmanned aerial vehicle with a GPS-guided autopilot that is a used to take high-resolution digital aerial images. It is launched by hand...

Hooked on Smart

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann

Will Your next farm implement be smarter than you? Will it be a better driver? Maybe. Electronics are increasingly common on planters, sprayers and other...

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Sprayers

Hooked on Smart

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann

Will Your next farm implement be smarter than you? Will it be a better driver? Maybe. Electronics are increasingly common on planters, sprayers and other...

Leveling the field

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By David Hest

Automated Spray boom height control systems can't literally level your fields, but as they become more sophisticated, you might begin to wonder. In addition...

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Tillage

Correction

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The phone number given to us for Ag Solutions, maker of the Quick Drain system, was incorrect (Fast field drainage, March, page 22). The correct phone...

Equation for green farming

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By David Hest

If You want to farm green, two decisions about how you grow your crops are likely to have the biggest impact on achieving your goal how much tillage you...

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