Higher Custom Rates 

Growers who purchase custom farm jobs may see a sharp increase in price in 2007, according to a University of Illinois Extension survey. And growers who...

EASY READING INDICATOR 

NEW AVERY Weigh-Tronix indicators boast easy-to-read LCD screens, many built-in features and easy installation. The 640 series of indicators is designed...

A BOOM IN CONTROL 

By: By David Hest

AUTOMATIC BOOM section control is emerging as one of the most popular features on high-tech sprayers. As controller manufacturers have added this option...

AERIAL DETECTIVE 

By: By David Hest

FARMERS INTERESTED in applying variable rates of crop inputs based on current crop conditions have another service option in 2006, courtesy of John Deere...

GAINS IN GUIDANCE 

By: By Karen McMahon

AgriVue Heads Up display Smucker's LandMark II GPS guidance system now has a new wireless display unit called the AgriVue Heads Up display. The new display...

PINPOINT ACCURACY 

UNTIL NOW, harnessing lasers for long-distance measuring required an investment of several hundred dollars for true laser technology, or a willingness...

AgriVue Heads Up display 

By: Karen McMahon

Smucker’s LandMark II GPS guidance system now has a new wireless display unit called the AgriVue Heads Up display. ...

Precision ag upgrade 

By: BY WAYNE WENZEL

This past spring, Team FIN farmer Paul Gervais began testing two Ag Leader Insight monitors: one on his combine and another to provide GPS-guided steering...

LOW-COST GUIDANCE 

THE OUTBACK S2 features receiver improvements, enabling it to achieve a 50% increase in accuracy and performance over its S model predecessor. Like the...

MULTIFUNCTION CONTROLLER 

FARMERS familiar with Kee Technologies' X10 and X15 models will find that its Zynx X20 is a vastly improved all-in-one precision ag control device. The...