10 Tips for designing your dream farm shop
Written by admin on January 21, 2010 – 7:05 pm -Video:10 Tips for designing your dream farm shop Machinery editor of Agriculture Online, Dave Mowitz, shares his list of the 10 tips for designing your dream farm shop. Recorded live at AG CONNECT 2010 in Orlando, Florida on January 15, 2010 Click the following link to view the video presentation: 10 Tips for designing your dream farm shop Download the slides from this speech If you need tools to upgrate your shop check out Power Tool Bargains for the best selection and lowest prices available anywhere. If you don't yet have a shop and plan to build one or want to expand the size of your shop visit Pre-fab Building Bargains for great prices and selection on pre-fab buildings. Read More →
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40th Annual Power Show Ohio
Written by admin on January 19, 2010 – 1:49 pm -40th Annual Power Show Ohio January 29, 30 & 31, 2010 Ohio Expo Center Columbus, Ohio “40 Shows and Still Going Strong” Power Show Ohio has solutions on display. When it comes to new technology, the greening of the power equipment industry and safety, Power Show Ohio will draw together the innovators and products that will inspire customers. Showcasing a wide variety of power equipment, Power Show Ohio will be a perfect opportunity for full-time farmers, part-time farmers, landscapers, contractors, commercial cutters, municipalities and all equipment users to see and learn just about everything there is to know about power equipment. Power Show Ohio has become an event not to miss for all types of users of all kinds of power equipment.... more
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Live from AG Connect Expo 2010
Written by admin on January 14, 2010 – 8:17 pm -Follow along as Agriculture.com and Successful Farming editors take you to the 2010 AG CONNECT Expo, a showcase of the latest technologies and innovations benefitting producers and the entire agricultural community, January 13-15 in Orlando, Florida. Read More →
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2010 To Be a Good Year for Ag Industrial Equipment
Written by admin on January 12, 2010 – 7:00 pm -A trifecta of above-trend GDP growth, greater-than-expected inflation and domestic farmers’ strong financial standing should make 2010 a promising year for agricultural industrial equipment manufacturers, as prices for storable commodities stay strong and farmers have the extra cash to update equipment. “Curves for corn and soybeans, which are two important domestic crops, are still in contango, which means as a farmer, you can still sell forward at pretty attractive relative-to-historical prices to lock in good prices for next year,” said Paul Mammola, an analyst with Sidoti & Company, LLC. “I think that although farmers have spent quite a bit over the past couple of years, the continued trend in strong commodity prices still leads... more
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CASE IH TRACTOR CAPTURES TOP HONORS IN FIRST-EVER IRON SOLUTIONS OFFICIAL GUIDE HIGHEST RESIDUAL VALUE AWARDS
Written by admin on January 5, 2010 – 11:04 pm -RACINE, Wis. - The Case IH Steiger STX380 tractor received the first-ever IRON Solutions Official Guide Highest Residual Value Award in recognition of having the highest value retention in the 4WD tractor category. The award was presented at the 2009 Farm Progress show by IRON Solutions Inc., North America's largest compiler of actual transactional sales data for agricultural equipment. The Official Guide Highest Residual Value Awards are based on unbiased analysis of more than four hundred 2006 model-year machines with the highest residual value in the market after three years of service when compared to the original selling price. The honors were bestowed on models in seven classes of tractors and five classes of combines. Residual value data... more
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The Future of Farming: National Farm Machinery Show
Written by admin on December 20, 2009 – 11:56 am -The future of farming is coming to the 44th National Farm Machinery Show, as the nation’s largest indoor farm show returns to the Kentucky Exposition Center in February. Start the year with row after row of quality products and services, hands-on demonstrations of the latest technological advancements, and a variety of free seminars. Don't miss the high-intensity action of the Championship Tractor Pull, sponsored by Syngenta. These ground-pounding trucks and tractors are competing for the fame and glory that comes with winning at the oldest indoor tractor pull in America. Make plans now to be a part of the cutting edge display of equipment and technology at this year's National Farm Machinery Show and Championship Tractor Pull. National... more
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Mahindra USA Opens New Distribution Point in Tennessee
Written by admin on December 16, 2009 – 8:48 pm -Farm equipment maker Mahindra USA Inc. announced it will open a new assembly and distribution point in Chattanooga, Tenn., effective Dec. 31. Mahindra USA said it has moved its North American headquarters from Tomball, Texas, to co-locate with its Houston assembly plant. The new assembly and distribution point will take the place of Mahindra USA's Calhoun, Ga., facility and will move assembly and distribution of Mahindra Tractors approximately one hour north, according to the company. Mahindra USA worked with one of its partners to identify a suitable distribution channel solution that would meet both its customers' and dealers' requirements for its products, while shifting assembly from its Calhoun facility, the company said. "Our primary... more
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Green themes crop up at Tulsa Farm Show
Written by admin on December 11, 2009 – 9:55 pm -By KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer Green is the theme at this year's Tulsa Farm Show — and not just because dozens of John Deere tractors are on display. Environmental buzzwords such as sustainable, energy-efficient and organic dot the booths of exhibitors throughout the QuikTrip Center. Thursday was the first day of the three-day show, with more than 300 exhibitors selling the newest in farm implements, technologies and entertainment. Of course, farmers may have been some of the world's first conservationists as they fought and negotiated for scarce water and land resources. Murray Thibodeaux of U-Do Biodiesel is attending the show for the second year as an exhibitor, displaying a system for turning cooking oil into diesel fuel. "Farmers... more
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Spend Quality Time With Your Combine after the Harvest
Written by admin on December 6, 2009 – 1:21 pm -By the end of harvest most farmers are sick and tired of being around their combine. Their first impulse is to park it, forget it and move on to fall tillage, hauling grain, and the hundreds of other chores that piled up during harvest. The idea of spending a day cleaning a combine before putting it away for the winter doesn't sound like much fun and often gets delayed till mid-winter or the second week of Never. Here are the facts: it WILL take all of a day for one man to do a thorough job cleaning a combine and prepping it for storage. The good news is that all the time and effort is not wasted. From my experience, a combine that is stored direct from the field will cost its owner an extra $200 to $500 before or during the next harvest. Much... more
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Make sure your combine’s ready
Written by admin on November 19, 2009 – 6:53 pm -Adjusting machinery now can help avoid losses once the weather breaks Jeff Caldwell, Agriculture.com Multimedia Editor Does the wet weather have your combine parked? The delays in harvest thus far in the Corn Belt are adding a greater premium to those dry days when you will be able to get the wheels turning again. But, once the weather dries up, don't get in such a hurry that you lose bushels because your machine's not properly adjusted, says Iowa State University ag and biosystems engineer Mark Hanna. Taking the time to make sure your combine is ready for the conditions you'll face in the field will pay off. "In average-to-good crop conditions when the crop is standing well, field losses attributable to the combine should be one bushel per... more
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