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Meter indicates plant health

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...

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Frazzled by the sun

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...


Buildings

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...

Running with the wind

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Lynn Grooms

Farmers and ranchers have not been a big part of the small-scale wind turbine market in the last five years. But thanks to a 30% tax credit, accelerated...

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Business

Accelerated depreciation for farm equipment

Jun 30, 2009 1:43 PM, By Lynn Grooms

Farmers have until December 31, 2009, to take advantage of the accelerated depreciation schedule for most farm equipment...

Voice-controlled cell phone

Jun 18, 2009 1:43 PM

BlueAnt says its V1 headset is the world’s first Bluetooth headset that is fully voice controlled for true hands-free cell phone operation...

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Electronics

Big thinker

May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon and Jodie Wehrspann

Qin Zhang Associate Professor Agricultural and Biological Engineering University of Illinois, gives farm equipment a brain. The mechatronics expert...

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...

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Farm Recordkeeping

New-age timekeeper

Apr 20, 2009 11:44 AM

The JobClock is an all-weather, battery-powered time clock that withstands difficult field conditions and makes downloading data into central computers a snap. ...

Next Farm

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Hest

Producer Clay Mitchell of Buckingham, IA, is well known for his knowledge and extensive use of precision ag technologies. Ask Mitchell to gaze into precision...

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Farm Tires

Tire Trends

Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann

The Demand for large-volume farm tires the kind found on today's large row-crop and 4-wd tractors has never been higher. Tire makers like Firestone, Titan-Goodyear,...

Tracking 20,000

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Challenger Recently sold its 20,000th track tractor. Caterpillar introduced its Mobil-trac system for its Challenger tractors in 1987, creating the first...

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Internet

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...

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR BROADBAND GRANTS IN RURAL AREAS

Apr 29, 2009 3:56 PM, Source: USDA NEWS

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA is accepting applications for grants to bring broadband service to rural areas ...

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Tools

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...

Running with the wind

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Lynn Grooms

Farmers and ranchers have not been a big part of the small-scale wind turbine market in the last five years. But thanks to a 30% tax credit, accelerated...

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Welding

Field-tested welder

Aug 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Pete Bakken

Last fall Farm Industry News gave me the opportunity to test the Miller Bobcat 250 welder/generator and the Millermatic 140 MIG welder with the auto-set...

Affordable welding helmet

May 27, 2008 10:18 PM

Miller Electric is offering a new low-cost, basic welding helmet for the novice welder...

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This online accredited course focus on Calcium, an important plant nutrient in fertilizer management for maximum, healthy plant development as well as disease and pest prevention. It is accredited for Certified Crop Adviser credit as well as state hours/credit in California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New Jersey. Credit pending in Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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