May 1, 2009
The Scoop
Good News for Ethanol
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, From Editor Karen McMahon
Ethanol Fans and motor buffs, take note of an automotive research project just completed at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The project compared...
Farmindustrynews.com
FARMINDUSTRYNEWS.COM
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
FIN TV Big thinker talks robotics UNIVERSITY OF Illinois mechatronics expert Qin Zhang explains his research field and how it has developed in agriculture....
Products
The Grizzly 550 FI
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jeff Ryan
Just When you think ATVs can't get any better, they do. I agreed to test one of the most recent entries to the utility ATV market the Yamaha Grizzly 550...
The Grizzly 700 FI
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Paul Gervais
When the editors at Farm Industry News wanted two farmers to test a Yamaha ATV on their farms and asked me if I would be interested, I didn't have to...
90 feet of nitrogen
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By John Russnogle
Side-dressing most of your nitrogen is a good deal for your crop, the environment and your bottom line, according to Amboy, MN, farmer David Burk. He...
Meter indicates plant health
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
A New meter will help growers determine if crops need more nitrogen. The new FieldScout CM 1000 NDVI meter will instantly measure light absorption and...
Fungicide soybean seed treatment
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
For A second season, Bayer CropScience has included a biological fungicide in its Trilex 6000 soybean system. Called Yield Shield, this biological fungicide...
Planter section control
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TeeJet Technologies' new RowPilot section-control device automatically controls up to 12 Tru Count Air Clutch planter sections when used in conjunction...
Cover Story
Going Green
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, by Mark Moore
Welcome to BTI-Greensburg, one of the nation's dealerships and that has nothing to do with the paint on the equipment it sells. Every inch of this John...
Technology
Big thinker
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon and Jodie Wehrspann
Qin ZhangAssociate ProfessorAgricultural and Biological EngineeringUniversity of Illinois Qin Zhang gives farm equipment a brain. The mechatronics expert...
DGPS or RTK steering
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Hest
Raven Viper Pro owners who want to add GPS automatic steering now can upgrade their system to AutoFarm FarmPro differential GPS (DGPS) or real-time kinematic...
Pioneer names products Optimum
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
As Pioneer Hi-Bred gears up for the anticipated launch of its Optimum GAT corn and soybean products in 2010 and 2011, the company has announced that it...
Dow/Syngenta cross-licensing agreement
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Dow AgroSciences and Syngenta now have access to each company's corn traits. Under a recent agreement between the two companies, Syngenta will receive...
Trends
Frazzled by the sun
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Hest
Over the next few years, intensified storm activity on the sun could put you in the market for an upgraded guidance system. That's because an expected...
A poplar solution
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Lynn Grooms
To Meet future demand for biofuels, the U.S. will need to produce corn and a variety of other feedstocks, including cellulosic material, such as poplars....
Good Buy
Hydrogen power
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
New Holland engineers have produced a prototype T6000 series tractor powered by hydrogen. The tractor's combustion engine is replaced with hydrogen fuel...
Correction
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Readers who want more information on the TerraGator 3244 that was shown on the Good Buy page of our April issue (page 44) should visit the Web site nms.agchem.com....
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