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Combine sales were up in June compared to a year ago. June tractor sales were also up, led by sales of 100-plus-horsepower, two-wheel-drive units and four-wheel-drive tractors. June sales of below-100-horsepower tractors were mixed.

In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at the University of Nebraska testing its Flex-Ro autonomous planter in April field trials; Deere offering a new 1725C CCS 12-row, 30-inch stack-fold planter; and CNH hiring a new tech chief.

With half-million-dollar price tags for many major pieces of equipment, AGCO and its Precision Planting brand search for ways to keep good equipment doing efficient and sustainable work.

With spring, this usually brings severe storms which often leads to some type of storm clean up. Mostly likely chainsaws are needed to clear branches or entire trees after the storm has passed. Chainsaw operators need to observe proper safety to prevent serious injury.

Early tests of Bosch-BASF's Smart Spraying system with AGCO-Fendt show this sense-and-act weed spraying system reduces the use of herbicides 50%-70% in growing crop applications. Smart Spraying also measures in-field conditions such as plant populations and plant health and...

Small communities are often protected by all-volunteer fire departments. Of the total 29,452 fire departments in the U.S., 18,873 are all volunteer and another 5,335 are mostly volunteer. The author's sister was one of those volunteers.

Among the farm equipment sales tracked by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, combines and big tractors are the better sellers these days. Small tractors under 100 hp? Not so much.

Here's a two-minute look at New Holland Ag's T7 Long Wheelbase tractor with PLM Intelligence. The 6.7-liter engine delivers 280 horsepower max power for draft work and 300 horsepower at the PTO.

Here's a two-minute look at Great Plains Ag's new vertical tillage VT1100 Turbo Max with its larger frame for new finishing attachments, new finishing baskets and adjust-on-the-go option for the cab.

Be sure you get a rust remover that dissolves the rust away rather than a rust converter, which just changes the rust to a more stable layer of iron oxide. These layers may inhibit further corrosion and may be suitable for some coatings and linings, but the buildup may...

Before a group of its agricultural customers, Trimble showed off its systems and offered thoughts on its future. An important part of the presentation focused on Trimble's work in autonomy and managing the data systems that will generate profit and sustainable returns on...

Deere is giving its largest tractors a new G5Plus Command Center Display, increased data processing power and is offering an Autonomy Prep package of features that will help prepare these units for autonomous operations.

The National Farm Machinery closed its doors on 2023. To finish our coverage, here are product introductions from Great Plains, Fendt and Manitou.

Here's a sample of additional equipment that caught our eye at the 2023 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

January 2023 tractor and combine sales are a mixed story. Sales of smaller tractors and four-wheel drive tractors declined in January compared to a year ago. However, two-wheel drive tractors and combines continue to produce strong sales numbers.

John Deere is putting its electric ZTrak out into a rapidly growing market for battery-powered consumer-sized yard and garden equipment as governments push to eliminate small, gas-powered engines.

In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' thoughts on parts and employees, JCB's hydrogen-powered engine technology and an AI precision spraying pact between Greeneye and FBN.

In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at Case and New Holland taking four innovation awards and Deere announcing its newest startup collaborators, release of its Operations Center Pro and a new baler.

At the CES in Las Vegas earlier this month, John Deere revealed a new robotic technology, ExactShot, a system that applies starter fertilizer only to the seed. Deere also talked about how it plans to greatly expand its See & Spray franchise and its approach to...

The CES in Las Vegas was thick this year with high-tech electric-powered vehicles. Ram rolled out a concept model for its coming 2024 Revolution battery electric model and electric vehicle builder Cenntro rolled out a new off-road hauler, the TeeMak, with more than 2,000 pounds...