Spinning plastic from corn - Promise of more sustainable products drives Cargill Dow 

By: Wayne Wenzel

Petroleum-based plastic is used in just about every modern manufactured product. Cars, clothing, packaging — all have some form of plastic in them. But...

Entrepreneurs of agriculture 

By: Brad Frisvold

New book captures spirit and determination of successful farmers.

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Coffee talk - USDA soil tilth lab director discusses hot agricultural topics 

By: Gil Gullickson

One of the fun parts of this job is picking the brains of leading agricultural researchers. In mid-April, I toured the USDA National Soil Tilth Laboratory...

Multiplying microbes - Glyphosate boosts Fusarium levels in Missouri study. 

By: Gil Gullickson

The next time you admire a weed-free field of Roundup Ready soybeans treated with Roundup, bear in mind that the herbicide does more than just kill weeds....

Where will the puck be? - Anticipation, not reaction, will fuel your farm's future success. 

By: Gil Gullickson

A sportswriter once asked hockey great Wayne Gretzky why he was so much better than other players. “A good hockey player focuses on the puck,” Gretzky...

More from the National Farm Machinery Show 

More products from the National Farm Machinery Show that you can only read about here.

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Pass the potassium, please - Some Midwestern soils are short of this vital nutrient. 

By: Gil Gullickson

In past years, potassium (K) deficiency was a mystery tucked inside a riddle wrapped inside an enigma. Vibrant ridge-till corn suddenly succumbed to striped...

Power trip - Kawasaki’s beefy Prairie 650 provides a high-spirited test drive. 

By: Karen McMahon

I should know better, but the power of the new Kawasaki Prairie 650 went to my head. Racing to keep up with the other ATV riders on a test drive in the...

New from Commodity Classic - Track your GM crops 

By: Jodie Wehrspann

New service helps prevent elevator mix-ups.

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Pass the potassium, please 

By: Gil Gullickson

Some Midwestern soils are short of this vital nutrient.

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The National Farm Machinery Show 

By: Karen McMahon

The country's largest indoor farm show delivered on its annual promise to showcase new products for the farm. Take a look at some of the best introductions, redesigns and new services we found among the more than 800 exhibits at the Louisville, KY, show.

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New from Gehl 

By: Karen McMahon

Gehl Company unveils new skid-steer loaders, round balers, a telescopic loader and excavators.

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California here we come - Disney’s California Adventure theme park devotes one acre to California agriculture. 

By: Wayne Wenzel

When the good people at Disney invited me to be part of the media throng scheduled to cover the grand opening of its California Adventure theme park in...

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