March 1, 2008
Cover Story
Tall Order
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Mark Moore
Last Year was very good for the grain-handling and storage equipment industries, and 2008 looks to be a continuation of it. There's no question that producers...
Features
High price for low lin
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Lynn Grooms
Premiums of $1.25/bu. are making some waves in soybean country. Last November, Asoyia, a farmer- and employee-owned company in Iowa City, IA, announced...
Biotechnology breakthroughs
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Mark Moore
Biotechnology has changed the face of U.S. agriculture. In 1996, the first year of commercial production, glyphosate-tolerant soybeans were planted on...
The Scoop
Why Blame Meat?
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, From Editor Karen McMahon
A Good farm economy apparently attracts plenty of critics. A recent article in the New York Times, called Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler, takes jabs at our...
Talk
TALK
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Google maps In reviewing the article by David Hest titled Google Maps for the Farm in the January 2008 issue, pages 64 to 66, I am interested in knowing...
Products
Better inoculants
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Lynn Grooms
Over The long term, soybean inoculation appears to be profitable throughout the Midwest, says Jim Beuerlein, crop science professor, Ohio State University....
Products: Lighted screwdriver
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A NEW screwdriver with an LED light at the tip makes seeing a screw head in the dark or in a hidden place a lot easier. Designed for quick repair jobs, the Spot-On screwdriver is a ¼-in. flat tip screwdriver with a light...
Products: Fast field drainage
Mar 20, 2008 11:55 AM
KEEP WATER drained in ponding areas with the Quick Drain from Ag Solutions, a farmer-owned company. The drain is designed to maximize water flow. It is kept clean by intake holes that are on the bottom rather than on the sides...
The innovator
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By John Gilbert
The Traditional U.S. pickup truck made by Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge succeeded on tradition alone for a half century. A rugged chassis, powerful engine,...
Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
JAPAN, THE Philippines and Taiwan have given final regulatory approval to Monsanto's next-generation soybean technology, Roundup Ready 2 Yield. These...
Standard auto-boom control
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Standard auto-boom control BESTWAY IS installing the Swath Manager automatic boom section control system on all its 2008 sprayer models at no additional...
Deere utility tractor
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 AM
JOHN DEERE introduces the 4105 compact utility tractor that features an automatic transmission, rear towing and lumbar-supported seat...
Technology
Analog era ends
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By David Hest
By the time you read this, the distinctive crackly sound of an analog cell phone call will have disappeared from the American landscape. For all practical...
Smart car
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By John Gilbert
Ou're on your way to town. Driving along, you notice that all the cars and trucks sharing traffic time with you all have only the driver inside, and every...
Soy Web portal
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Focus on Soybean is a Web portal for growers, crop consultants and researchers seeking information on producing healthy, high-yielding soybeans. The Web...
All-in-one control terminal
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Farmpro is a new steering and application system that combines AutoSteer from AutoFarm with the Viper application control system from Raven Industries....
Designer laptops
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Lenovo's New IdeaPad laptop computers come in textured black, blue or red, depending on the model you choose. Designed to complement Lenovo's ThinkPad...
Low-cost GPS
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
THE NEW GPS 1500 antenna/receiver system form Ag Leader Technology offers sub-meter accuracy. It can take advantage of AutoSwath function used to automatically turn sprayer...
GIS software tool
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
John Deere Agri Services has added a new GIS precision analysis option to its AgroGuide agronomy management software package. The new capability allows...
On-the-fly data transfer
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Farm Sync links the field to the office by transferring data through a wireless network, reducing the time needed to update records via memory cards....
Computer backup
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Hp MediaSmart Server provides a central location to store and back up digital media and other computer files. Files can be accessed from any networked...
Machinery management
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Trimble Adds a Web-based machinery management system to its product lineup. The Web-based Agriculture Manager asset management system combines GPS, machine...
Fuel efficiency required
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By John Gilbert
Everybody Wants vehicles that burn cleaner and are more fuel-efficient. Farmers, however, want fuel-efficient engines to power their workhorse pickup...
Trends
Buying acres
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon
The Old gymnasium buzzed with talk as farmers and investors strolled in and sat on the bleachers. The smell of chicken and noodles wafted through the...
Redball, Wil-Rich collaborate
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
REDBALL AND Wil-Rich announce that Wil-Rich will become the exclusive marketer of Redball's line of strip-till equipment. The Redball strip-till line...
Stress relief
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
SYNGENTA CROP Protection and AgroFresh are working together to develop and commercialize Invinsa — a product the companies describe as a unique postemergence spray that promises to protect field crops during extended periods of extreme temperatures, drought and other stresses...
Valent files lawsuit
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
VALENT AND its parent company Sumitomo Chemical Company recently filed lawsuits against Syngenta for patent infringement...
Underground irrigation
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By John Russnogle
Bob Meiners has developed and patented an underground irrigation system that literally can go where no system has gone before. Under the company name...
