New frontier farms 

By: by Karen McMahon, Wayne Wenzel and Gil Gullickson

Despite low market prices, some producers still push ahead with plans to stay competitive. We call their hardy operations the “Frontier Farms of the Future,” where new technology and new thinking pay off. We've located several operators who fulfill this ideal, and they've shared their visions with us.

Why didn't I think of that? 

By: by Wayne Wenzel

Useful stuff from the 44th Annual Inventors Congress...

Your Input 

Corrections. Tractor power. Fixing grain carts. Calibration help. Bin heater parts....

farm shows 2001 

By: by Karen McMahon and Gil Gullickson

The popular Midwest farm shows went on in spite of the tragedies that occurred in our nation on September 11. Although quieter and subdued, farmers gathered for Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, NE; Ohio Farm Science Review in London, OH; and the Farm Progress Show in West Lafayette, IN. Here's a look at some of the new equipment and innovation that ag manufactuers introduced at these shows....

Crops department 

Store identity-preserved grains. Validate tracking. Redesigned augers.

Your input 

Using our own energy. Bin repair. Bazooka parts. Locate companies online.

New from the fests 

By: Gil Gullickson and Alison Squires

Latest from Farmfest and Dakotafest.

Discount grain drying 

By: Gil Gullickson

Here are some ways to save fuels costs this fall.

Dry it, move it, store it 

Components to supercharge your product pipeline

Eyeing IP storage 

By: Joan Olson

Storage of identity-preserved grain calls for smaller bins and gentle handling equipment.