Updated Strip-tillPaul Lanpher recently updated his Dream Machine, a strip-till unit that allows direct planting over nitrogen, as a result of an overwhelming response from farmers. Winner of a 2006 FinOvation Award, the Dream Machine features a new two-piece quick-tatch knife and sweep that loosens the seedbed while wings attached to the sweep spread the nitrogen. Lanpher designed his strip-till unit to create a good seedbed and a loose strip while controlling erosion. ... No-Till Gains GroundNo-Till acres in Illinois for the first time exceeded the number of conventionally tilled acres. The Illinois Department of Agriculture reports that no-till... Tillage ConferenceBe sure to sign up for the Eye on Energy Conservation Tillage Conference and Expo, planned for January 30 through 31 in Sioux Falls, SD. Farm Industry... New From SunbeltBy: By Mike Boyatt and Karen McMahon Compact tractor A new Kioti 4-wd compact tractor offers features usually found on higher-horsepower tractors. The DK45SE is equipped with a 45-hp engine,... Disks Stage a ComebackBy: By Jodie Wehrspann In the midst of a cyclical downturn in tillage sales, there's one tool that is gaining ground: disks. Growers are adding disks, or disk harrows, to their... High-Speed ShreddingThe new Hiniker AR-2000 flail shredder handles the increased residue and tough stalks found in high-yield corn and corn containing Bacillus thuringiensis... Rotary RakeKuhn Farm Machinery's new rotary rake is a two-point, semi-mounted, center-deliver rake. Its working width can be hydraulically adjusted from the tractor... 
Tandem DiskLandoll says its new 6230 tandem disk is heavier than most on the market Landoll says its new 6230 tandem disk is heavier than most on the market to cut through heavy Bt stalk ... NO-TILL, NO PROBLEMYETTER MANUFACTURING Company says its new 2910-HD coulter with bolt-on fertilizer arm handles the stress of high-residue corn on corn and no-till. The... ONE-PASS TILLAGETHE NEW Wil-Rich 657-DCR is a one-pass tillage tool that acts as a disk, chisel and ripper, all in one. Wil-Rich says the new tillage tool turns and mixes... |
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