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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Fall tillage strategies
Written by admin on November 19, 2009 – 6:41 pm -Plan now to preserve soil conditions for 2010 planting, agronomists say Jeff Caldwell, Agriculture.com Multimedia Editor It may seem like fall harvest might never end in some parts of the country. But, even when you do pull that combine into the machine shed for the winter, that may not be the end of the to-do list before you batten down the hatches for winter. Those fall tillage chores you weren't able to get done on time are still waiting for you. But, even though it's late, you can still get the job done right by keeping a few things on top of mind, specialists say. Agronomists Jodi DeJong-Hughes and Jeff Coulter of the University of Minnesota said in a report this week that there are 4 strategies to put into motion when you go to tackle... more
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Guessing the price on a unique tractor in an online auction
Written by admin on November 12, 2009 – 3:40 pm -Greg Peterson Machinerypete.com Central Kentucky farmer Terry Waldridge could be fiddling a happy tune next Wednesday. Waldridge is the owner of a 1969 John Deere 4000 tractor up for sale on eBay currently. No big deal there, right? Lots of Deere tractors for sale on eBay as well as other websites. But Terry's Deere tractor is special. Turns out the 1969 JD 4000 he's owned for the last 15 or 16 years was the very first model 4000 ever made by Deere, serial number 211422. Waldridge, a native of the Blue Grass state who also happens to play in a bluegrass band, only recently discovered his 4000 was the first to roll off the Deere assembly line 40 years ago. "I paid $8,500 for it back when I bought it from a local machinery guy," said Waldridge.... more
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