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(Minot, ND) -- Hundreds of people are gathering for the KMOT Ag Expo. More than 350 vendors were present, selling everything from combines to seeds. Farmers especially noted increases in prices as they prepare for spring planting. Some farmers say they will avoid some crops because of fertilizer prices that have nearly tripled. Many producers at the event were hopeful about

Targeting weeds By spraying only weeds in fallow ground, See & Spray Select can help farmers reduce nonresidual, preemergence herbicide use by 77%. By 5/21/2021 Making every pass in the field more economically feasible and optimizing the systems with which they farm is paramount for farmers. To help farmers achieve that, John Deere is investing in technology that ensures every plant has an equal opportunity to be as robust as it can be in the field while using the least amo...

Gil Gullickson On the surface, such systems that greatly reduce herbicide may seem like bad news for herbicide manufacturers.  Not exactly.  Over time, Bayer Crop Science will expand selling outcomes, says Bob Reiter, who heads research and development (R&D) for Bayer Crop Science and gave a briefing to the agricultural media on Bayer’s technology pipeline. By selling outcomes rather than volume, the amount of product sold pales compared with the results produced.  “In one resp...

The Around Farm Progress podcast digs in on the but John Deere launch to look at some of these tools in more detail.

Compiled by Candace Krebs Celebrate “Meat-In Day” on March 20 Cities, counties, community organizations, restaurants, grocers and other businesses plan to fire up their grills, hold barbecues and celebrate the meat industry on March 20 in response to a proclamation by Colorado Governor Jared Polis declaring it “Meat Out Day.” The language in the proclamation, which is backed by a group called Farm Animal Rights Movement, claims a plant-based diet can “protect the environment by reduci...

Courtesy of John Deere GOING BIG: John Deere launches its first See and Spray commercial tech, a major new planter system, 8 and 9 Series tractor upgrades, all-new Hagie sprayers and new John Deere sprayers. The company calls it the single, largest product launch in its history. For what it calls the largest product launch in its history, Deere is carving a new path for tech, tractors, sprayers, and planters. A few years ago, John Deere went all in on ag technology —...