Equipment

Dust can reduce effectiveness of postemerge herbicides

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:48:00 +0000

Glyphosate of particular concern

By Susan Jongeneel, University of Illinois

Dry soil conditions across much of Illinois have contributed both to accelerated crop planting and to spraying with postemergence herbicides.

Fuel prices expected to remain stable during summer

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:24:00 +0000

Growers debate locking in supply for harvest season

By Jessica Merzdorf, Purdue University

Diesel fuel and gasoline prices this summer could hold relatively steady provided that an already-tense Middle East doesn't flare up and nothing else happens to disrupt supplies.

U.S. ag tire market gets a new entry with European flair

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:03:00 +0000

Rising sales of U.S. farm equipment has increased the demand for ag tires. A company that has been around in Europe for decades has decided to step into that market with a new plant in Charles City, Iowa. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Mitas CEO Jaroslav Cechura discussed the new entry at a grand opening ceremony for the $52 million plant.

One of the fastest deals ever: A new $6.5 million cotton gin in east Mississippi

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:52:00 +0000

Eleven days — that’s all it took for a group of east Mississippi cotton growers to go from talking stage to a signed, sealed, and financed deal to build a spanking new $6.5 million state of the art cotton gin in Noxubee County.

DOL regulatory back-down calms family farm tempest

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:10:00 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor’s recent decision to withdraw the proposed rule dealing with family farms and child labor calmed a months-long storm in rural America.

Alabama's Dee River Ranch: state of the art irrigation technology on display

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:44:00 +0000

A new irrigation system on Dee River Ranch utilizes Internet "cloud" communications to control and monitor up to 15 center pivots, providing water tailored to crop needs and weather conditions.

North Carolina schedules precision ag field day

Tue, 08 May 2012 18:45:00 +0000

With crop value and crop risk at all-time highs, growers will likely be interested in learning new ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Growers look to climate forecasts for an edge

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:02:00 +0000

By Brian Kahn, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

The North Florida Research and Education Center is a collection of dated-looking, low-slung buildings surrounded by fields that look like anywhere else.

Tire manufacturers working to provide answers to BT corn stubble damage

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:56:00 +0000

Genetically engineered corn has provided a number of benefits to producers, including stronger stalks that stand up to higher winds. Those stalks have also led to increased complaints about more flats and damage to tires. Titan Tire manufacturing personnel discussed what their company is doing to address the issue during a company media briefing in Des Moines, Iowa. Titan’s Scott Sloan has been one of the leaders of that effort.

Brenda Ortiz bringing precision agriculture to Alabama

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:30:00 +0000

Colombia native transfers research to field

By Jim Langcuster, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Of all the challenges Brenda Ortiz encountered upon her arrival in the United States a decade ago, it was the American views on lunch that she found most flustering.