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AGCO is using a new technology, Google Glass, in the manufacturing of farm equipment. It allows the company to become more efficient when assembling tractors and application equipment.

After a couple of months of industry speculation about who would buy Precision Planting, AGCO answered the questions this week with the announcement that it would be the new owner of the multi-faceted planting technology company.

Last month John Deere introduced a new, more powerful display for use in many farm vehicles, only the 4640 will be marketed in a new way: There will be an equipment price plus an annual software subscription.

John Deere recently agreed to buy the Wirtgen Group, a privately held German company that is described as the world's leader in road building equipment. Reported sales price: $5.2 billion.

The Great America Shop contest deadline has been extended to July 21.

John Deere introduced a number of new products at its recent media days event in Moline, Illinois.

Signs indicate that the farm equipment industry finally has steadied after a recent near freefall and is heading upward.

DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn shares a story about his late grandpa's last tractor, a John Deere 620.

DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn looks at a report on safe implement hitching. The detailed report covers safe drawbar, three-point, power take-off (PTO), hydraulic and electrical connections.

While Climate Corporation has backed out of a deal to sell its Precision Planting subsidiary to John Deere, they still intend to sell the equipment business and have spoken to several third parties who are interested.

As part of our semi-annual Great American Shops contest, DTN/The Progressive Farmer is again looking for the best shops in America. These are shops planned for hard work, equipped to make your work profitable and full of imaginative ideas that make...

Recent state legislation wants to make embedded code available to farm equipment owners. Manufacturers are concerned about potential unintended consequences.

With dicamba and 2,4-D-resistant crops on the scene, Redball sprayer hoods have morphed into a tool to fight drift.

Working from his more than century-old Three Canyon Farms outside Kendrick, Idaho, Robert Blair is a pioneer instrumental in launching the nation's agricultural unmanned aircraft scouting industry. In fact, he claims that in 2006 he was the first farmer...

The equipment manufacturing industry supported 1.3 million jobs and contributed $159 billion to the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of the U.S. in 2016, according to new report released by The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

From dryers to planters, manufacturers rolled out new products at farm shows this winter.

The Propane Education and Research Council has partnered with three agricultural companies to develop new fuel-efficient grain drying technologies that could help farmers save money.

Most exhibitors Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Jim Patrico interviewed at this year's National Farm Machinery Show were quietly optimistic about prospects for 2017.

Put in some time during the winter to get your workhorses ready for spring.

New panels are able initiate a wide array of functions for an irrigation pivot, and are simple to use for anyone who already has mastered the basics of a cell phone or tablet.

Knowing the basics of a system is important to know how maintain that system.

DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn is a "green" guy through-and-through, although he does have one extremely useful spot of red in the shed.

Tiny satellites will be launched this year to start taking photos of -- among other things -- your farm fields.

A report from USDA's Economic Research Service finds precision agriculture has widespread acceptance, but added little to farming's overall profitability.

New panels are able initiate a wide array of functions for an irrigation pivot, and are simple to use for anyone who already has mastered the basics of a cell phone or tablet.