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Equipment Hub: Making the most of manure

September 28, 2022

Nicholas Holmes

The saying “smells like money” when an individual smells manure could not be more accurate than at the present time. With fertilizer costs at record highs, livestock producers must be more cognizant of the byproducts of their animals.

You need a tractor: How to know if buying or leasing is the best option

September 21, 2022

Brian Faulks

It’s one of my favorite Yogi-isms. Paraphrased, it means you’ve got to know your objective before you flip the switch to full steam ahead.

June 2022 new product rollout

June 9, 2022

Farm Machinery Digest: Testing your diagnostic skills – Fast idle, torque angle gauge

May 30, 2022

Ray Bohacz

Situation No. 1 You were blessed with a bumper crop of corn this year and had a forward contract with some pretty good pricing.

Farm Machinery Digest: Testing your diagnostic skills: Engine temperature, BSFC and wheel balancing

November 30, 2021

Ray Bohacz

The weather is getting cold tonight, and you are glad the heater in the combine works well. You have about another 20 acres of corn to go, and harvest '21 is complete.

Back it up: Haying from the end to the beginning

April 30, 2021

Gregg Zurliene

Sunshine – a word producers have not said for a while during the winter/holiday season. As we start to climb into the calendar year, experience the beloved time change in March and see longer days filled with sunshine, it means hay season is not far away.

Silage for highly productive dairy or beef cattle

July 14, 2020

Luke Loos and Bradley Wenger

Starting with the final result in mind is a good approach when it comes to chopping silage. Chopping is only part of the equation, as farmers have storage and animal conversion to manage as well.

Harvest logistics panel shares their pinch points

July 14, 2020

Lynn Jaynes

Double KS Farms LLC “Every minute counts,” said Jim Schmidt. Schmidt and his family run Double KS Farms LLC, an 8,000-acre no-till grain farm near Manhattan, Kansas.

The economics of machinery decisions

April 30, 2020

Sarah Cornelisse

The purchase or replacement of a piece of machinery for your farm business is a major decision point and goes beyond the availability of cash to pay for it. It goes without saying that new machinery and equipment, particularly self-propelled machinery with ever-evolving technological features and options, is very expensive.

Farm field equipment: Efficiency versus capacity

April 30, 2020

Mark Hanna

When farmers think about efficiency, it’s most often a question such as, “How can I cover my acreage with this field operation in the least amount of time?” Engineers define efficiency, however, as the percentage of work output to work input into the operation.