…lack of cleaning equipment, and the spreading of infested materials, such as manure. Amaranthus palmeri, was selected as “weed-of-the-year” in 2014 to raise awareness about its “potentially devastating impact.” …
Biofuel Trade Groups, Companies Commend Senators’ Action
…AEM The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is the North American-based international trade group representing more than 850 companies and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture, construction, forestry,…
Agri View: Corn Facts
…as have advances in seed and equipment technology. But the farmer still must make difficult decisions on matters such as crop rotation to avoid nutrient depletion of the soil, row…
Agri View: Real Horse Power
…the late 1940s and early 1950s farm equipment manufacturers stopped building horse-drawn equipment, leaving horse farmers no choice but to make do by repairing and rebuilding old implements, along with…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…drying and handling equipment. We even offer services such as mapping farm and field boundaries and reporting organic acreage that can be provided to a farm’s organic certifier or crop…
Thank a Farmer Today
…the third-largest ever, trailing only 2014’s record crop and 2013’s robust haul. Meanwhile, thanks to new seed technologies and more efficient equipment, corn growers are seeing dramatic gains in yield…
Grain Bin Safety
…shot in 2015 during the awarding of a grain rescue tube and rescue training to the Conrad (IA) Fire Department. Rural fire departments often lack the specialized equipment and training…
Growing Safely – Rural Road Safety
…equipment on roads. To the distracted or impatient motorist, vehicles such as these can pose a threat when safe driving practices are not observed. Slow Moving Vehicle emblems may only…
Growing Safely – Tractor Safety
…fall off of or under a tractor. Farm Equipment Safety (.pdf) Tractor Safety Field Notes and Road Rules (.pdf) No Rider Policy (.pdf) Power take-off two chances (.pdf) PTO Safety…
Farm and Ranch Safety Week
…always more dangerous, but many farmers who are part time producers cannot invest in new farm equipment incorporating the latest in safety features. In fact, many farmers have old tractors…
Simplifying the Data Ownership Dilemma
…knowledge, carefully planned input decisions, and equipment they use in their fields. We are doing the right things for the right reasons. It’s that simple.” Farmobile is a company that…
AFBF Joins Initiative To Give Farmers Control of Data They Collect
…data gathered and transmitted by high-tech farm machinery. Tractors, tilling equipment, planters, sprayers, harvesters and agricultural drones are increasingly connected to the Internet. Even so, farmers don’t always have the…
Connecting Drones in Real Time
…data delivery platform, users in multiple locations have access to real-time, stitched imagery gathered from flights for surveying, mapping, remote jobsite monitoring, asset/equipment monitoring, change detection and project evolution tracking….
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…largest farmer-led, farmer-focused convention and trade show, produced by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment…