Agricultural Review

New Soil Fertility Tool for 2016: Harrell’s Soil-Test Calculator

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

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

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

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

Variable-Depth Planting Controller Coming

New agricultural sensor technology may lead to more even crop emergence.

John Fulton, an Ohio State University agricultural engineer, is developing an algorithm that would automatically control precision planter depth adjustments based on real-time soil moisture as well as texture.

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New Holland T4.115 Cab

The all-new New Holland T4 Series utility tractors follow on the tried-and-true success of the T5000 series predecessors. There are four models sharing the same frame size, the T4.85, T4.95, T4.105 and T4.115, and a single special model, … Read More

2016 John Deere 6130M Cab

John Deere’s 6 Family consists of three distinctive series with “E” models signifying economy, “R” premium, and “M” mid-specification. Eighteen tractors ranging from 105 to 215 horsepower can be had in a variety of open station (some) and cab configurations. … Read More

Massey Ferguson MF4610M Cab

At the Farm Progress Show held in Decatur, Ill. last September, Tractor.com ended up spending a fair amount of time at the large AGCO display where a number of new products were on hand for attendees to see. Of special … Read More

2016 JCB Telemaster TM320

JCB is a privately-held global company that manufactures some 300 different machines at 22 plants spread over four continents. Though JCB has been in the North American marketplace for more than 40 years, it wasn’t until 2000 that … Read More

2016 Massey Ferguson 2705E

The new 2700E Series is comprised of two models based on the same platforms. 2705E models are powered by Shibaura N4LDI-T 2.2L four-cylinder turbocharged engines making 48.8 gross horsepower, while 2706E models come with Shibaura N4LDI-TA engines of … Read More