Around three dozen U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff recently visited a working research farm in Queenstown, Maryland to see first-hand demonstrations of the latest sprayers and pieces of equipment. Organized by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), the goal of the event was to demonstrate the voluntary steps and emerging technologies that the …
2017 Looks Promising at John Deere
The growing season for 2017 will bring about some promising new additions to John Deere‘s product line up. Available next spring is the new MaxEmerge 5e row units for a variety of Deere planters, including the mini-hopper and DB planters. MaxEmerge 5e row units will improve seeding population accuracy when it operating on a curve– up to 20 percent improvement in …
Agrievolution Alliance Strengthens Global Industry Support
The Agrievolution Alliance is a global network of agricultural equipment manufacturers made up of more than 6,000 member companies. The group has now announced the newest addition to their ranks, the National Association for Agricultural, Forestry and Landscaping Machinery (ANSEMAT) of Spain. ANSEMAT represents 63 agriculture equipment manufacturing companies and 124 total companies. This brings Alliance’s total to 14 equipment …
Explore The World of CNH Industrial with an App
CNH Industrial is inviting anyone to experience the power of what their machines can accomplish in a day, regardless of where you might be in the world. Thanks to the innovation of the smartphone, users of “The World of CNH Industrial” can witness a machine saving lives in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, or harvesting enough grapes to fill 20,000 …
New Holland Sponsors Awards for NCBA Recruitment
The Kansas Livestock Association and the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association each earned use of a piece of equipment from New Holland Agriculture for their outstanding efforts to recruit new members to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Each of these NCBA affiliates will get its choice of a one-year lease on a New Holland Roll-Belt™ 560 Specialty Crop round baler or a …
Used Equipment Calculator from Iron Solutions
Iron Solutions has announced a new online product. The company that created IRON Guides®, IRON HQ® and a full suite of equipment data and software products has now launched the IRON Guides Residual Value Calculator® for Used Equipment. This new offering will be sold separetly from their current lineup of products. With historically high levels of used agricultural equipment being …
AEM Debuts Smartphone Game
“I Make America” is the new smartphone game from The Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The app was created to engage and educate the public on manufacturing issues that affect this election cycle. The game can now be downloaded through the Apple Store, Google Play and the Windows Store. Users participate in ag equipment-themed challenges, followed by multiple choice questions that test …
Deere Aligns with Hagie for High-Clearance Sprayers
Deere & Company and Hagie Manufacturing have entered into a joint venture. Hagie is a national market leader when it comes to high-clearance sprayers. In this new agreement Deere gains majority ownership of Hagie Manufacturing. The equipment produced in the current plant at Clarion, Iowa will continue to carry the Hagie brand, but sales and services will be integrated into …
Deere Adds New Features to S-Series Combine
It may be planting season now, but it never hurts to look ahead to the harvest, and John Deere has added some new features to its S-Series Combine, the workhorse of its grain harvesting equipment. Deere Senior Marketing Rep Britney Guidarelli provided a guided walk-through of some of the latest updates to the S-Series at the recent Commodity Classic. “One …
Casey & Friends is Back with Planters & Cultivators
It’s spring and time to plant! Casey & Friends (Tillus the Worm) are teaming up with her Case IH cartoon equipment team to teach kids how to plant seed and the importance of soil health in Planters & Cultivators. The book is the 4th in the series and once again authored by Holly Dufek. The farm team is very content at …