October 1, 2009
Cover Story
Do oil and ag mix?
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Lynn Grooms
TEN COMPANIES currently control more than 80% of U.S. refinery capacity. Of those 10, most have entered into the biofuels business through outright acquisition...
The Scoop
The Scoop - Thank you, Norman Borlaug
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Karen McMahon
THE DEATH of modern agriculture's biggest champion, Norman Borlaug, is a great loss. Who better to be frank about the use of biotechnology to feed a starving...
Products
In the tillage zone
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon
FARMERS LIKE to tinker with their field machinery, modifying it from the original manufacturer's design. But when Mark Bauer decided to modify his tillage...
Soft Touch corn head
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
KUBOTA INTRODUCES four new models to its M-series deluxe midsize ag/utility tractor line: the Kubota M100X, M110X, M126X and M135X with 98, 108, 125 and...
3-D Crop Shots
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann
REMEMBER WHEN Google Earth rocked the consumer world by providing satellite images of any place in the world from a laptop computer? Users can glide over...
Satellite Imagery: Apps & Buying Tips
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, With Jude Kastens, University of Kansas
DEALERS EXPECT satellite imagery to be the biggest growth area in precision farming, with 33% of dealers expecting to offer the service by 2011, according...
Technology
Can you hear me now?
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Hest
IF YOU'RE tired of dropped calls, dead zones and poor data transfer speeds from your cell phone carrier, you may want to add a cell phone booster to your...
Before you buy
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, David Hest
ANTENNA QUALITY If your cell phone needs a boost, the first thing to consider is the quality of the antenna. Ask for a name-brand antenna that mounts...
Where to buy signal-boosting systems
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, David Hest
Your best bet when shopping for a signal-boosting system may be the Internet. It's unusual for cell phone stores to carry this equipment, and choices...
Variable-rate application: What's new? What's next?
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann
JORGE HERAUD is the business unit manager for Trimble Agriculture Flow and Application Controls and director of business development for Trimble Agriculture....
LibertyLink trait in 100 brands
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Karen McMahon
SOYBEAN GROWERS have another option for handling weed-resistance problems in their 2010 soybean crop. The LibertyLink-resistant trait is now widely available...
2,4-D in SmartStax
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
STACKED TRAIT options will continue to grow as shown by Dow AgroSciences' latest announcement that it plans to stack its 2,4-D tolerance trait with SmartStax...
N stabilizer approved
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
THE NITROGEN stabilizer product called Instinct for use with manure and UAN has received full federal registration for use. Dow AgroSciences developed...
Software update
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, David Hest
AG LEADER has updated its SMS Basic and SMS Advanced precision farming desktop software to support files from the AutoFarm A5 display, Hemisphere GPS...
First drought hybrids from Pioneer
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
GROWERS IN the western Corn Belt may be able to buy some of the first hybrids marketed as drought-tolerant from Pioneer Hi-Bred for the 2010 crop. The...
Trends
A waiting game
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mark Moore
AS ALFALFA producers gear up for 2010, industry sources indicate that seed supplies could be tight especially for the elite alfalfa products. We've seen...
Good Buy
Scout report
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
THE CASE IH name on this new Scout vehicle turned heads at the Farm Progress Show where both Case IH and New Holland introduced new utility vehicles....
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