John Deere has some big machinery on display here and one of the biggest is a 9560 STS Bullet Rotor Combine. On hand to talk about it is Ron Moron (right), product specialist for John Deere.
I talked with John this morning and learned what the product offers growers who are becoming more interested in how to make their corn harvest more efficient, especially in light of recent corn prices. Ron says producers have been asking very pointed questions about how the Bullet Rotor will help them. One of the ways he explains is that it requires less power and that converts to fuel savings.
Listen to my interview with Ron here (5 min): nfms-07-moron.mp3
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