Monthly Archives: February 2016
Harvest innovator continues its work
February 26, 2016 | Andre Garnon
The image of the Geringhoff Independence corn head criss-crossing a field is the stuff of legend on YouTube these days. When it was first demonstrated at Husker Harvest Days a few years ago, the combine operator came across the field … Read More
Syngenta Corn Insecticide Receives EPA Registration
February 24, 2016 | Andre Garnon
Growers looking for broad-spectrum control of soil-dwelling corn insect pests, including corn rootworm, grubs, maggots, and wireworms, will have access to a new insecticide. Syngenta’s Ballista LFC insecticide received EPA registration.
Corn insect control is a challenge for growers each … Read More
New Planter Configurations from Case IH, AGCO, Deere, Kinze
February 22, 2016 | Andre Garnon
Starting in 2013, the planting industry was flooded with new innovations that promised to revolutionize row-crop planters. That year, Precision Planting and Kinze introduced the first electric-drives, allowing row-by-row population control. At the tail end of 2013, Kinze introduced the … Read More
New Soil Fertility Tool for 2016: Harrell’s Soil-Test Calculator
February 17, 2016 | Andre Garnon
Soil-tests can provide a lot of valuable information to the turf manager. Soil fertility values such as pH, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Magnesium are important for growing high quality turf. For example, soil pH impacts micronutrient and phosphorus availability. Low potassium … Read More
Electric planter drive business expands
February 14, 2016 | Andre Garnon
A walk around the National Farm Machinery Show floor can open your eyes to a lot of innovations, take the planter business. Major players in the market are now incorporating electric drives in their planters, but what about … Read More
AgReliant Genetics Launches Precision Agriculture Technology Platform
February 9, 2016 | Andre Garnon
AgReliant Genetics, the third largest seed corn company in North America, launched the beta version of its precision agriculture platform to the public Monday, in collaboration with Spensa Technologies, an agriculture services company based in the Purdue Research Park of … Read More
New tractor retrofit package eliminates need for driver
February 3, 2016 | Andre Garnon
As companies such as Audi, BMW, Ford and Google announce their plans to market electric self-driving cars, one tech firm in North Dakota is already marketing the technology, only on a platform that is designed for tractors.
Earlier this month, … Read More
