Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 2012 is set to get underway and RealAgriculture.com will be there throughout the event covering all the latest and greatest at the show. This year's event features all kinds of live equipment demonstrations, grazing demos, seed demo plots and more along with new...
US - Dairy Quality Inc?, a farm innovation company, is about to blow the barn doors off the way milk quality testing is done. With only an iPhone? and a specialized adaptor kit called Milk Guardian?, Dairy Quality Inc. takes mobile computing to an unbelievable place ? the milking parlour.
All...
John Deere has released a video that looks into the possible future of farming. The video showcases the potential of interactions that the future farmers may have with technology and computer interfaces through the John Deere software products.
For some, this video will seem ridiculous and...
2008 CaseIH 8010 combine with 1855 engine hours sold for $152,500 on northwest Wisconsin farm sale yesterday - 8/29/2012
2 VERY NICE AUCTIONS YESTERDAY
I was down at the 2012 Farm Progress Show in Boone, IA yesterday (August 28th). Fun day at the show. Got home last night and went to work...
US - The US Department of Agriculture's export forecast for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, shows a level of US agricultural exports unmatched in the nation's history.
"The export forecast marks indication of an historic achievement for America's farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses. Even with...
Canada?s fertilizer regulator has officially lightened the burden of proof on companies aiming to register fertilizers or supplements for sale in Canada.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced in May that it will focus its regulatory efforts on the safety of fertilizers and supplements...
This past week Apple won a patent case against Samsung and was awarded one billion dollars for its troubles. This battle is not over and there will be months and maybe years of appeals, countersuits and more intellectual property lawyers getting filthy rich.
In this episode of the AgNerds...
Rural property owners never have a shortage of projects on their to-do list. With this in mind, GRIT magazine and Tractor Supply Company will team up to share their rural know-how in the new television show, "Tough GRIT."
The weekly 30-minute program will air Mondays at 7 p.m. ET, beginning...
A major U.S. drought may be putting smiles on grain farmers' faces these days, but it's causing no end of grief for Manitoba hog producers.
Parched fields through a wide swath of the U.S. Midwest have curtailed crop production, sending international feed grain prices soaring while evaporating...
Learn More About Down Force at Farm Progress Show
SeedCommand from Ag Leader helps growers manage all of their planting operations, including seed population, planter performance, hybrid/variety mapping, split planting and variable rates. This helps change and adapt to field situations...
Monsanto Moves Forward with ?Precision Agriculture? Technology
By Graham Dyer, Farms.com
Monsanto Co. announced that starting in 2014 they will be offering a new service to farmers in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana ? it?s called ?FieldScripts.? The new service technology has the ability...
New combine harvester from Challenger
Aug. 24, 2012, Duluth, GA - Challenger, a global brand of AGCO, introduces new 500C Series combines that set a higher standard for harvesting capacity and fuel efficiency compared to previous models, thanks to a redesigned crop inlet and threshing system...
DETROIT -- By the time the next-generation Ford Mustang debuts in 2014, it will have worn a decidedly retro look for nearly a decade. From the styling to the chassis to the raw power, the pony car remains a throwback and a simple, true American pleasure.
Expect that mantra to continue, but the...
Two- Year Ban on Japanese Beef Lifted
By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given its stamp of approval for Japanese beef to re-enter the United States. Beef exports from Japan to the U.S. were halted after a two year period where Japan was managing a...
Join us in Boone, Iowa
Aug. 28, 29 & 30, 2012!
Keep Tabs on the 2012 Farm Progress Show Crops with the Web Cam
SHOW LOCATION:
1827 217th Street
Boone, IA 50036
GPS: 42.041439, -93.811435
SHOW HOURS:
Tuesday & Wednesday - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SHOW TICKETS:
$12 per adult...
CANADA - Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are reminding cattle producers in Alberta to call their veterinarians to collect brain tissue samples to be tested for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Cattle producers play a key role in monitoring...
US - This week?s hot topic is whether a partial or complete waiver of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) would have any material impact on corn prices, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Several livestock groups have petitioned the EPA administrator to enact such a waiver. Those requests may or...
25 years ago a very young Case IH Corporation introduced the Magnum, the first new tractor line to be introduced after that organization was created by joining Case and International Harvester. The four models that first comprised the Magnum Series were, like the new Case IH organization...
While much of Manitoba's canola crop is already in the swath or being combined, Alberta and Saskatchewan fields are at or approaching proper swath timing. Unfortunately, late season pests like bertha armyworm are also building substantially in many areas. Why is this an issue? Because of the...