October 1, 2008
Cover Story
Easy riders
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
View the ATV Rodeo Results and Highlightsvideo.
Ten Years ago at our first ATV Rodeo, it was mainly our Team FIN drivers who were tested. Riding the machines for hours at a time could be grueling not...
Honda Fourtrax Foreman
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
View the Honda Fourtrax Foreman Video
Although the Honda scored the lowest in the test drive, it was never far behind in any category. In fact, one regular test driver said this Honda with...
Polaris Sportsman 500 X2
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
View the Polaris Sportsman 500 X2 video
Polaris wanted the farmers to test-drive the two-person Sportsman 500 X2 and for good reason. Most of the drivers liked the vehicle with its longer wheelbase...
Polaris Sportsman 550 XP
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
View the Polaris Sportsman 550 XP video
Polaris recently introduced its redesigned Sportsman 550 XP. Unfortunately, an accident sidelined this vehicle before all the drivers could finish testing...
Yamaha Grizzly 550 FI
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
View the Yamaha Grizzly 550 FI video
Just like its big brother, the Grizzly 550 landed on top in the 500 to 550cc group by pulling the highest score in each category. The features of the...
Suzuki KingQuad 750
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
View the Suzuki KingQuad 750 video
Although the Suzuki KingQuad was third in the scoring among the large ATVs, the drivers considered it to be a solid vehicle and a strong contender in...
Yamaha Grizzly 700 FI
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
View the Yamaha Grizzly 700 FI video
The Yamaha Grizzly 700 was the clear winner among the three large ATVs included in the test. It earned the highest scores in each category, and drivers...
Kawasaki Brute Force 650
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
View the Kawasaki Brute Force 650 video
Among the three large vehicles, the Kawasaki Brute Force was the middle contender in all the events. Although the ATV's score put it in second place,...
The Scoop
Ethanol takes a hit
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, From Editor Karen McMahon
It's Not often that farmers and their farm groups have the opportunity to put on a big party for politicians. So the AgNite celebration held in Minneapolis,...
Farmindustrynews.com
Farmindustrynews.com
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM
ISOBUS for tractors, implements Tractors and implements are moving to a universal language called ISOBUS that lets equipment from different companies...
Products
N savings by the row
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By David Hest
Precision Agriculture technologies can help take a bite out of higher nitrogen costs. Just ask Mike, Bob and Jim Ellis, who grow several thousand acres...
Trends
New size to beat
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM
U.S. Farms continue to get bigger, and manufacturers keep building larger combines to harvest more acres faster. Now New Holland and Case IH continue...
Dramatic price increases
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Mark Moore
Get Ready for another big increase in production costs. Gary Schnitkey, farm financial management specialist at the University of Illinois, forecasts...
Glyphosate-tolerance trait
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Optimum GAT, the new proprietary glyphosate-tolerance trait from DuPont, has cleared another hurdle toward final introduction by gaining U.S. regulatory...
Fungal disease protection
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A Transgenic trait for the control of fungal diseases in corn and soybeans could be in the marketplace within the next six to eight years. DuPont and...
LibertyLink soybeans
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Soybeans with the LibertyLink trait moved closer to commercial launch in the United States. China, the largest importer of U.S. soybeans, has granted...
Y series soybeans
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Calling It the largest product launch in its 82-year history, Pioneer Hi-Bred International announces that its new Y series soybeans will be available...
Good Buy
ATV Spec Sheet
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON
VEHICLE SUGGESTED PRICE ENGINE TRANSMISSION DRIVE TYPE LENGTH, WIDTH, HEIGHT GROUND CLEARANCE DRY WEIGHT FUEL CAPACITY RACK CAPACITY CONTACT RATING 650...
One-pass wonder
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Clyde Cook constructed this fertilizer/drill for the family Ririe, ID, wheat farm. He built a cart from a Yielder drill frame to carry a 3,000-gal. anhydrous...
