Across the nation, county and state Farm Bureaus have committed to making safety a top priority this spring through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program....More
Change is good. If you don’t believe it, just ask south Georgia corn producer Randy Dowdy, who had the highest national irrigated class yield of 372 bushels per acre this past year and also posted yields of 374 and 341 bushels per acre in the National Corn Growers Association Yield Contest....More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced an interim rule that sets thresholds on the interest rates charged by lenders on guaranteed farm ownership and operating loans....More
An event bringing together South Carolina agriculture and the businesses that support it showed what the immediate future holds for agribusiness as a whole: more of the trend toward higher technology in production that has characterized the Twenty First Century along with intense cost-price analysis of any expenditure made....More
Alabama Agricultural Development Authority (AADA) Executive Director John Gamble recently announced an expanded AADA loan program to enhance row crop, vegetables, fruit and nut tree production in the state via the adoption of irrigation technology....More
Helping Alabama row-crop producers get the most out of the irrigation technology they are adopting in ever-increasing numbers is the purpose of the upcoming Irrigation Scheduling Workshop, which will be held Feb. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the E.V. Smith Research Center Conference Facility in Shorter....More
New Holland has introduced the new T5 Series tractors, which are ready to redefine utility tractor standards for mixed farmers with diversified livestock and crop operations....More
If you’re a farmer thinking about getting into precision agriculture, Kelly Robertson, a consultant with Precision Crop Service, Benton, Ill., has some advice — find a provider who believes strongly in your knowledge and experience....More
For those who somehow missed it, the Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl, Brother John Harbaugh bested brother Jim Harbaugh, and Dodge Ram trucks possibly knocked the Budweiser Clydesdales out of the best ad spot with a heart-tugging two minute spot that gave more than 100 million viewers worldwide a glimpse at what it takes to be an American farmer....More
Farmers requiring sub-inch accuracy for tiling and other precision farming operations have a new GPS option from Ag Leader Technology, Inc.: the GPS 2500B RTK Base Station....More
Kinze Manufacturing Inc. is launching a new narrow-transport, front-fold, 30-inch row spacing planter with improved seed placement accuracy at higher operating speeds....More
For 48 years, the National Farm Machinery Show has introduced new cutting edge technology, farm equipment, agricultural products and services that help farmers and business professionals around the world....More