I got a taste of life on the custom wheat harvester road today in North Dakota. The New Holland Harvest Support team was called out to help the Rolands update some software on their CR8090 combine. Here’s the Roland team along with a couple members of the New Holland support team getting it done. While we were waiting for some …
Dairy Carrie is Social Media Farmer of Year
Big time congratulations to Carrie Mess, known as Dairy Carrie, for receiving the first ever Social Media Farmer of the Year Award. The award is presented by Food Nutrition & Science and AgWired is one of the sponsors of this award. Carrie received her award at this weeks AgChat Cultivate & Connect Conference in Austin, TX. Her award includes a …
2015 John Deere Products Are Launched
The new John Deere products are launched. Now it’s on to the field and fall farm shows and time to take orders. However, you can’t order this machine which someone on Twitter last night dubbed the AgriTerminator. It’s a prototype Model 9RX with four tracks! The machine charged onto the show floor last night and was an example of how …
John Deere Certified Pre-Owned
During the John Deere product launch taking place in Milwaukee, WI, I visited with Bill Weber who told me that not all the announcements are “new.” By that I mean we talked about the new John Deere Certified Pre-Owned Equipment program. John Deere introduces a new Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Equipment program to assist customers looking for field-ready used machines with …
John Deere Virtual Trainer
On stage doing training for John Deere this week is Brian the virtual trainer. He’s pictured in the middle with Randy Kasperbauer on the right and Laura Donaldson. I talked with Randy about Brian. Brian is a simulated customer with pre-recorded responses that Randy can control from his tablet. Some of the things Brian talks about is building his data …
2014 John Deere Product Launch
Just in time for the fall farm show season, John Deere is announcing new products and updates to many existing ones. The event is taking place in Milwaukee, WI. The company is running daily presentations for dealers and I was invited in as part of the media group this week. We’re going to not only be in the classroom at …
A Unique and Functional iPad Holder
Do you get tired of holding your iPad when lying down or sitting in your favorite chair? Here’s a possible solution for you. It’s the Lazepad and it is compatible with ipad 2/3 and the new ipad ( not ipad air). I got one to test out. My favorite way to use it is on the kitchen counter and especially …
New Holland FR Self-Propelled Forage Harvester
Here is one serious looking machine. Looking at the New Holland FR Self-Propelled Forage Harvester from the business end it looks like it’s ready to chomp through just about anything you can imagine. During the New Holland Media Day Doug Otto did a walk around for us to explain what’s new in this model. New Holland has been at the …
Hawaii Pictures by Vincent K. Tylor
In this week’s program we’re going to talk photography. Hawaiian photography with Vincent K. Tylor, Hawaiian Landmark Images. I want to be like Vince! Taking photos in Hawaii! A lot of you in the AgWired community are photographers or at least like taking pictures. I think you’ll enjoy our conversation. I asked Vince what was his favorite type of photography …
New Farm Podcasters Tool
The Ampridge MightyMic S. It’s the shotgun mic for your iPhone! I got this one via Photojojo. I did a quick test and it sounds good. I’m going on the road with it this week to put it through more of a workout. The MightyMic S microphone brings big sound from a small microphone. Don’t be fooled by the compact …