John Deere Model Wins ‘Utility Vehicle of the Year’

Laura McNamara

Side Action Magazine has named John Deere’s Gator XUV 850D Model Declared its 2008 ‘Utilty Vehicle of the Year.’ The model won the Side X Side Shoot-Out – a two-day, comprehensive test in Barstow, CA. John Deere earned the top award in the utility vehicle category going up against ten models from eight other manufacturers. Scoring of the machines was …

Equipment, Farming, John Deere

Hart Offers New Hart Cart

Laura McNamara

Hart Marketing, Inc. released its first ever Hart Cart Utility Vehicle in 2006. But now, the Indiana-based UTV dealer has introduced a new model and says its product is as popular as ever with farmers. Tom Applewood of Springfield IL says, “I’ve been farming for 30 years and this Hart Cart is one of the best tools I’ve ever bought.” …

Agribusiness, Equipment, Farm Machinery, Farming

Sweetest Honey of the Hives

Laura McNamara

They’re calling it The Great American Honey Hunt. The American Honey Producers Association wants apiarists and backyard beekeepers alike to submit their best sticky sweetness to claim the ultimate honey pot. Honey varietals are surging in popularity. Clover, alfalfa, sage, wildflower – more than 300 different types of honey – each with its own unique taste, color and fragrance – …

Ag Groups, Farming

Ohio Equine Enthusiasts Unite

Laura McNamara

Members of the Ohio horse community are uniting in the face of economic instability. The equine industry in Ohio is forming an umbrella coalition to offer members more security. In an attempt to overcome numerous challenges and what amounts to an economic crisis in several segments, members of this state’s horse community today announced the formation of the Ohio Equine …

Ag Groups, Farming, Horses

Family Farm is Saving Lungs with Cow Dung

Laura McNamara

Pennsylvania is honoring a family farm operation that has developed a new “manure digester.” The farm developed the new system in collaboration with NativeEnergy. The project is meant to help residents will breathe easier with cleaner air. High quality carbon offsets provider NativeEnergy is proud to announce the Brubaker Farms’ family dairy farm methane project, a new anaerobic digester/generator system …

Agribusiness, Energy, Environment, Farming, Technology

Sunny Spring Day

Chuck Zimmerman

It was a beautiful day here in central Missouri so I went out for a walk on the Katy Trail. Pretty soon these fields will be seeing some action but not until we get some more midwest rain from the looks of the forecast. We’ve got some standing water in a lot of fields still from the last rains but …

Farming

USAID reports Sweet Onion Success for Bolivian Farmers

Laura McNamara

Farming isn’t just a national need, it’s an international need. That’s why the U.S. Agency for International Development is helping Bolivians meet their farming needs, while helping American consumers meet their need for sweet onions, chili peppers, peanuts and more. More than 150 tons of sweet onions are giving some Bolivian farmers a $340,000 harvest. The recent bountiful shipment to …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, Farming, Food, International, Organic

Farm Blog Aggregator

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m not sure who created and manages the Power Guides but since they commented here I thought I’d point them out. It’s one of those anonymous things which I really don’t like although I can see that there is someone named Steve who posted on their blog. If you say you’re open to the “community” aspect of blogging then at …

Farming

America’s Egg Producers Help Feed Hungry

Laura McNamara

The American Egg Board is giving food banks across the nation more than 12 million eggs. America’s Second Harvest will distribute the protein-rich eggs just in time for the Easter holiday. The donation will provide food-insecure Americans with much needed high-quality protein, which helps kids and adults build muscle strength, helps older adults prevent muscle loss, and may also promote …

Ag Groups, Farming, Food

DuPont Gets “Fast” With Nitrogen

Laura McNamara

Arcadia Biosciences is teaming up with Dupont to improve nitrogen use efficiency in corn. DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred will use Arcadia technology to deliver a technology that DuPont Crop Genetics Research and Development VP William S. Niebur says “will help farmers increase the productivity, profitability and sustainability of global corn production.” Farmers around the world depend on a combination of nitrogen …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, Corn, Farming, Food, Technology