Precision payoff 

By: By David Hest

The Promise of precision agriculture is paying off with new by-the-row planter technologies that allow farmers to cut seed costs 9 to 15%. And by-the-nozzle...

By-the-row savings 

By: By David Hest

Beginning in 2006, after using precision ag technologies on his farm for more than a decade, Mike Ellis hit precision pay dirt. That's when he began testing...

More sections ahead 

By: By David Hest

For farmers who have invested in automated steering and guidance systems, swath control systems for planters and sprayers often rise to the top of their...

New machinery management system, low-cost lightbar 

Trimble has added a Web-based machinery management system and a new, more affordable lightbar guidance system to its product lineup...

Standard auto-boom control  

Bestway is installing the Swath Manager automatic boom section control system on all its 2008 sprayer models at no additional cost. The Swath Manager was developed in conjunction with...

TECHNOLOGY: Precise boom leveling, Auto boom shutoff, Wide-screen printer, Virus protection 

Sprayer Booms are kept level with Topcon's new boom-leveling hydraulics and software. The software works on Topcon's X20 controller...

Auto boom shutoff 

A new automatic boom shutoff for sprayers is now available from Rinex. The AS7500 is easily attached to most spray rate controllers, GPS receivers and guidance systems with plug-and-play cables...

Mid-mount sprayer 

THE PIVOTRAKR sprayer may be purchased with an 80- or 90-ft. boom that is mid-mounted to allow the driver to monitor all the spray tips and accurately spray to the end of the row...

NEW FROM THE FALL SHOWS 

By: By Mark Moore

Big equipment draws a crowd IF IT'S BIGGER, wider and has a higher capacity, chances are it got a lot of looks at this year's farm shows. Robust commodity...

Self-propelled sprayers 

Speed up spraying with the new line of intelligent application, self-propelled sprayers from John Deere. The new 30 series, which includes the 4730, 4830...