Special delivery 

KINZE MANUFACTURING expands the options on its planters for 2010, allowing for some economical buys. The 3700 front-folding planter shown is now available...

Depreciation bonus 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Farmers have until December 31, 2009, to take advantage of the accelerated depreciation schedule for most farm equipment. The bonus depreciation measure...

Variable rate < the big story 

By: From Senior Editor Jodie Wehrspann

Perhaps the biggest overlooked ag story today, with nary a neon sign signaling its significance, is variable-rate technology. I remember first writing...

farmindustrynews.com 

FIN TV How Deere will meet Tier 4 Diesel engines for tractors, combines and other off-road vehicles face a makeover starting in 2011, which is the interim...

Tractor lab tests ISOBUS compatibility 

The Nebraska Tractor Test Lab is expanding its testing to ISOBUS devices, according to Roger Hoy, director...

Planter section control 

TeeJet Technologies' new RowPilot section-control device automatically controls up to 12 Tru Count Air Clutch planter sections when used in conjunction...

Expanded planter control 

By: By David Hest

With a free firmware update, Ag Leader's SeedCommand planter control system now can control up to 36 planter clutch sections. It also supports row-by-row...

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...

Row clutches 

Ag Leader introduces a new electric row clutch for row-crop planters. The new SureStop clutches are part of Ag Leader¹s SeedCommand system that controls planting through GPS and field maps to eliminate overlap. ...

Trimble New Display With Dual Receivers 

By: By David Hest

Trimble has added a new 12.1-in. touch-screen display with dual receivers, a new variable-rate application option for its EZ-Guide 500 lightbar system...