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Tractor Advances

Source: Deere.com The 8R cab looks like a video game console, but for real world performance. Tractor advances are no longer focused on the performance of the tractor strictly. Now the manufacturers have to combine performance with meeting restrictions for a variety of parameters from exhaust emissions, dust generation, fuel consumption, and any number of other regulations dreamed up by a bevy of paper pushers that have probably never even been inside of a tractor cab. Yes, the whole industry [...]

March 11, 2014 Uncategorized Comments OffRead more...

Starting Right: Equipment Maintenance

Farm machinery maintenance requirements grow with the size of the equipment being used, the number of hours equipment is used per year, the difficulty of working the particular soil for your farm, and the age of the equipment. Accountants use a working estimate 25% of the cost of new equipment will eventually be required for maintenance after the economic life of a tractor. This translates into maintenance being a major ongoing expense for all farms. Maintenance: A Time to Call [...]

February 24, 2014 Uncategorized 1 CommentRead more...

Top 5 Ag Tech Achievements of 2013

Top Ag Achievements of 2013 Putting together a top five list of agricultural technology equipment achievements is practically an impossible task. Every single piece of equipment that modern farmers use today require thousands of brilliant engineers to get to the level of performance that we now take for granted. These particular top five agricultural and farm machinery equipment achievements come from videos that were viewed most frequently, suggesting that farmers consider this technology to be key for them. Thank you [...]

February 10, 2014 Uncategorized Comments OffRead more...

Advanced Spreaders Deliver General Nutrient Application and Cost Savings

(Source: applylikeapro.com) Willmar Broadcast Spreaders One of the greatest costs for any crop is the cost of amendments or fertilizers. This fertilizer cost has risen so dramatically in recent years that the even with high grain prices, farmers struggled to make a profit after investing in the necessary amendments for sufficient crop yields. One aspect for saving money on amendments is how the amendments get into the soil and to the seed where they are needed. Spreaders are Older Technology, Still [...]

September 10, 2013 Uncategorized Comments OffRead more...

Genetic diversity in corns of US

By Sweta Exclusive to Tractorexport Genetic diversity refers to different types of species as well as diversity present within a species. It is important as in absence of genetic diversity a species may show inbreeding depression and end up in harmful or lethal mutations. Genetic diversity helps a species to adapt in changing environments. Corn has been cultivated for thousands of years in the US. In the corns of US we can find genetic diversity in color, shape of seed and between [...]

September 6, 2013 Uncategorized Comments OffRead more...

Case Planters Setting Agronomic Standards for Planting Efficiency

While Deere focuses seed planters primarily on automation, precise seed location and distribution, and exacting pre and post planting soil manipulation, Case focuses on producing the highest yields on each planted seed. Though this may seem like a small difference in company design philosophy, the result shows up loud and clear when looking at the way each planter performs. Deere Seed Planters – Bigger, Faster Deere goes bigger, faster, and more controlled in planter designs. Deere holds the title to the [...]