The recent National Farm Machinery Show is touted as one of the biggest and best agricultural expos of the entire year, and it seems to live up to it billing, in no small part, due to the efforts of Rip Rippetoe (pictured during a TV interview), the new President/CEO of Kentucky Fair Board and his talented staff. “People from all …
Tractor Pullers See NFMS as Highlight of the Winter
A big favorite at the National Farm Machinery Show is always the Championship Tractor Pull done in conjunction with the show … for the fans and the competitors alike. “This is what we look forward to every winter,” Doug Theobald from Shelbyville, Ind., who took 3rd place in the 6,200-lb. two-wheel drive Super Modified Trucks class on one of the …
2013 Championship Tractor Pull
I had only a very few minutes this year to stick my head in the door at Freedom Hall here at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds for the Championship Tractor Pull. But it was an exciting few minutes watching some high horsepower in action. You absolutely have to have ear plugs or else. The action ends tomorrow with championship rounds. I’ll …
2013 FinOvation Awards
Farm Industry News held its annual FinOvation Awards dinner here at the National Farm Machinery Show last night. A lot of the winners were on hand including our sponsor New Holland. Pictured are Gary Wojcik (left) and Mark Hooper with their award: Tractors: High horsepower, 4WD – T9 with SmartTrax, New Holland The T9 4WD tractor with tracks from New …
Managing Insects for Greater Yields
We hear a lot about weed resistance but don’t forget about insect resistance. That’s why I visited with Adam Prestegord (not pictured), product manager for FMC’s insecticide business. We talked about Capture LFR. This product protects a seed or young seedling, even a biotech variety, before an insect can do some damage! Farmers can use liquid Capture LFR as an …
New Holland Excavators Handy on the Farm
New Holland is integrating its construction business more closely with agriculture and that was on display here at the National Farm Machinery Show. One of those items on display is a mini excavator. I learned about it by visiting with Barry Newton, seen here talking with a customer. Barry says an excavator is a great machine for moving dirt and …
Opening Day of National Farm Machinery Show
The first day of the National Farm Machinery Show has been a busy one. The large crowd was treated to some light snow which has now melted and it seemed to have no effect on attendance that I can tell. I visited with Corinne Fetter, Director of Expositions, once again to get her outlook on this year’s show. She says …
Agriblogging From National Farm Machinery Show
Thank you FMC for sponsoring the media room at the 2013 National Farm Machinery Show once again. It’s a little quiet in here this afternoon. Heck, the show doesn’t open until tomorrow! I just like to get checked in and get my bearings before all the action starts. Over the next several days I’ll be looking for stories from our …
The Farm Industry News FinOvation Awards
Since I was just posting about a FinOvation Award I thought it was a good time to share more information about these annual awards presented by Farm Industry News. To help explain them I spoke with Jodie Wehrspann, Senior Editor at Farm Industry News. She’s pictured here presenting one of the awards to Brian Deverman, Pioneer Hi-Bred, for their Plenish, …
OmniRow Planter Control Wins FinOvation Award
One of the FinOvation Award winners this year and presented at the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show was Raven Industries, sponsor of the AgWired App (got it yet?). Pictured is Doug Prairie, Product Manager, receiving his award from Jodie Wehrspann, Farm Industry News. I spoke with Doug about their award for the OmniRow planter control system. He says it’s one …