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A couple of weeks ago, New Holland held a field day near the Minnesota-Iowa state border to show off some of its cash crop equipment. It was blended with a tour of a local ethanol plant. Currently, the U.S. ethanol industry is at risk of seeing a significant decline in demand for its product if […] Read more

After sitting in an office all day working on Grainews articles, one of the things I’ve often looked forward to is getting into the tractor cab in the late afternoon for a little “diesel therapy”. That means getting out from behind a desk and getting behind the wheel of a tractor to enjoy putting its […] Read more

  It’s that time of year again when major farm equipment manufacturers introduce the new machines they intend to offer for the next model year. And the launch of those new products is typically accompanied by a lot of fanfare at big events. This year was no exception. All four of the major brands held […] Read more

One thing almost everyone in all segments of agriculture seems to agree on is finding and keeping employees is becoming a tough job. For smaller employers, competing with the kinds of benefits packages offered by larger companies can be tough. But keeping good employees isn’t always about offering the highest wage. Surveys that try to […] Read more

Putting up quality hay may be the most weather-dependent process on a mixed farm. Of course, harvesting cereal and oilseed crops is only possible under the right conditions as well. But when hay is down in the swath, all you can do is cross your fingers and hope the skies stay clear. You can do […] Read more

In the last couple of years, there has been no shortage of digital technology announcements from the major ag equipment manufacturers. Auto guidance and telematics have been high their agendas. On July 9th, AGCO made what may be the most significant announcement it ever has on that front. It unveiled its Fuse Technologies concept, what […] Read more

If you use any of Victor Technologies’ gas or plasma cutting equipment, you could get your picture into their 2014 corporate calendar and win some new tools in the process. Victor Tech. has just announced two contests as part of the celebrations of it’s 100th year as a company. Take a picture of yourself using […] Read more

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000005195 StartFragment:0000000481 EndFragment:0000005179 Consider this: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was able to exchange tweets recently with Queen Elizabeth II from the International Space Station, but many Canadian farmers can’t make a cell phone call from their own farmyard. It doesn’t seem quite fair, does it? But according to manufacturers of cell phone signal […] Read more

According to a report in a reputable European magazine, Germany-based farm equipment manufacturer Claas is preparing to open a network of 14 company-owned dealerships in the northern part of its home country. The stores are said to open sometime in 2014. Apparently, the brand is discontinuing its relationship with the 19-outlet dealership chain that had […] Read more

All of the hype that swirled around biofuels a couple of years ago has kind of died down, probably because little real policy incentive has been created to continue driving alternative fuels forward. And the federal government has announced the EcoEnergy Biofuel Subsidy Program will not be renewed when it expires in 2017, much to […] Read more