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VIDEO: Conservation Agriculture in the U.S.

Salvador Salinas, state conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, outlines the services his agency provides and fills us in on a couple of conservation agriculture trends in Texas.


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VIDEO: Michelin is introducing a new addition to its AgriBib tire line

Michelin is introducing a new addition to its AgriBib tire line later this year. It’s designed to handle bigger loads on front-wheel assist tractors, and can also be used in row-crop applications on large, four-wheel drive machines. Micheline previewed the new tire at Commodity Classic in San Antonio last month and Lisa Guenther was on […] Read more

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VIDEO: John Deere’s new ExactEmerge planter

John Deere’s new ExactEmerge planter will allow corn and soybean growers to seed at speeds of up to 10 miles per hour, while maintaining accurate seed placement. John Deere’s Kelby Krueger gives us the low down on the new planter at San Antonio’s Commodity Classic.


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VIDEO: Are corn and soybeans suitable for northwestern Sask.?

There’s been a lot of talk about pushing soybeans north. And many farmers would like to add corn to their rotations, too. But how far north can you really go with these crops? In 2013, the Western Applied Research Corporation (WARC) tried several corn and soybean varieties at Scott, Saskatchewan. Tristan Coelho, research assistant at […] Read more

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VIDEO: Seed Hawk’s customer training day

Scott Garvey, Grainews machinery editor, visits the Seed Hawk factory to participate in a customer training event and finds out why the company offers this after-sale support for buyers.



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VIDEO: The history of machines at the new Intivity Centre

Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey was at AGCO’s Jackson, Minnesota, tractor and sprayer assembly plant for the grand opening of the new Intivity Centre, which was built to show visitors the history of machines built there.


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VIDEO: New Holland’s VP on how the company is expanding its product lines

Abe Hughes II, New Holland’s vice-president, sales and marketing for North America, discusses how the company is expanding its product line to appeal to not only its traditional customer base, mixed farmers, but also broad-acre grain and oilseed growers and smaller producers.

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VIDEO: In the field with new vertical and minimum-tillage implements

Here’s a chance to see how some vertical and minimum-tillage implements perform in the field and hear what manufacturer and dealer reps have to say about them. Also Todd Botterill, a tillage equipment dealer, offers his advice on how to select the right one for your farming needs.