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Tag: farm equipment
Mississippi: Share the Road During Busy Planting Season Apr 16, 2021
Planting season is underway and with it comes the transportation of heavy equipment along Mississippi’s roadways. Drivers can help support local agricultural producers and their $7.4 billion contribution to the […]
Equipment Upgrades – Flush Farmers Leading to Parts Frenzy – DTN Apr 1, 2021
The phone calls can start as early as 5 a.m. and ring and ring and ring until 10 p.m., to an answering service Brian Sieker set up, or to his […]
Planter Setup: Touching on the Basics Mar 24, 2021
With a long winter coming to an end, our focus now turns to planter setup. While we often focus on new equipment and updates to our planters, knowledge of the […]
Tobacco: Will Farmers Retreat from Full Harvest Mechanization? Jan 11, 2021
There’s a trend back to hand harvest of flue-cured thanks to the pressure to bring to market top quality leaf to the market. In response there is growing demand for “hand […]
Iowa Corn: Combine Gathering Attachments for Lodged Crops Sep 18, 2020
Wind damage or stalk rots can cause lodged corn that is difficult to gather with standard corn harvesting equipment. Powered attachments for corn heads are available to assist the gathering […]
Webinar Addresses Right to Repair Statutes – Sept. 16 Sep 14, 2020
Advanced technology has brought farmers modern-day tools to assist in increasing yield and decreasing costs. However, as farm machinery becomes more advanced, legal questions arise as to a farmer’s ability […]
Midwest: Rebuilding Damaged Storage, Finding Alternatives Ahead of Harvest – DTN Aug 18, 2020
As winds hitting 100 miles per hour turned grain bins into twisted pieces of steel Monday, Aug. 10, in portions of three Midwestern states, Stephanie Voxland’s phone blew up. Harvest, […]
Farm Equipment Sales Better Than Expected, but Industry Not All Rosy – DTN May 21, 2020
A report of farm machinery sales in March hinted at the possible coming impact of COVID-19 on the industry. The pandemic, some speculated, would bring down the hammer on sales […]
Right to Repair Legislation – The Real Scoop Mar 9, 2020
Only a small fraction of farmers is aware of “right to repair” legislation that has been considered by state legislatures in recent years, according to a recent survey. The legislation […]
Tobacco: Machinery Extravaganza in Tight Investment Year Feb 3, 2020
The Southern Farm Show begins next Wednesday, and as always there will be a vast array of new equipment for tobacco farmers. With the grim prospects for 2020, it is much […]
