Seven years after switching from conventional tillage to strip-till, Nebraska farmer Mark Kimmel says he’s sold on the practice because it saves time, fuel and soil.
Illinois strip-tiller Mike Bland admits that he's a stickler when it comes to equipment maintenance. The last thing he wants when heading into the fields to build fall strips is wasting time diagnosing and fixing a problem that could have been prevented.
Dave Link, technical manager with Harvestec, introduces Harvestec's new 600 series of corn heads at the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. The line has a number of new features. The goals of the new features are to lower power consumption, increase efficiency, come in at a lighter weight, create a finer length of chop and to ensure easy maintenance.
Kaleb Lindquist, Software Sales Specialist for Ag Leader, introduces the new Compass Display, an entry-level guidance and virtual terminal display. According to Kaleb, setting up a guidance line takes just 4 touchscreen clicks on the Compass.
Mike Martinez, Market Manager in Trimble's Ag Division announces the introduction of the Connected Farm Dashboard and the new Trimble TMX-2050 Display. The Connected Farm Dashboard provides one centralized location for farmers to view key information impacting their operations.
Lee Kilpatrick, director of sales and marketing for BBI Spreaders, gives a brief overview of the product BBI showed at the 2013 Farm Progress Show. That included the BBI MagnaSpread Ultra, MagnaSpread 2, MagnaSpread 3 and the Task Command System.
At Farm Progress Show 2013, Calmer Corn Heads showed, for the first time, a 30 row, 12-inch corn head. In this video, Marion Calmer explains how the company approached the challenges of developing a 12-inch corn head.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we honor the life and legacy of Bill Richards — the ‘Grandfather of No-Till’ — who passed away Tuesday at the age of 93.
Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.
For over 90 years, Yetter Farm Equipment has designed and manufactured innovative and effective solutions for the agriculture industry. Today, we are proud to be recognized worldwide as an industry leader in designing row cleaners, strip till tools, planter attachments, precision fertilizer placement attachments, rotary hoes, toolbars, and harvest attachments.