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Jan 24, 2008 10:11 AM, By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The new on-the-go module-making cotton pickers from Case IH and John Deere are called the biggest revolution in cotton harvest and handling since the invention of the module builder....
Nov 19, 2007 10:54 AM
Due to the variety of standards that exist in the diesel engine industry and in response to questions from various markets, John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) is officially clarifying its position on the use of biodiesel in its diesel engines....
Sep 27, 2007 10:43 AM
A few farmers and agricultural service providers went to the field in late July and August to find their global positioning systems (GPS) were not operating as anticipated....
Aug 27, 2007 4:05 PM, By John Nowazki,
Agricultural Machine Systems Specialist
NDSU Extension Service
The Federal Aviation Administration has made changes to the Wide Area Augmentation Service that affects the global positioning system correction service used by farmers and many other users. These changes mean that most GPS units used for agricultural applications, such as tractor guidance systems and combine yield monitors, need software updates to continue to function. ...
Aug 10, 2007 1:17 PM, By Lamar James
Extension Communications Specialist, U of A Division of Agriculture
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is mothballing two GPS satellites at the end of this month, a move that could interrupt service for many farmers and agricultural service providers, warned Dr. Terry Griffin, assistant professor and economist with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. ...
Apr 26, 2007 12:09 PM, By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A winter snowcap adorned the massive peak of Mt. Graham near Safford, Ariz. in early April as a dozen agricultural folks excitedly scampered at ground level on a 40-acre parcel of land below....
Mar 20, 2007 10:18 AM
Due to the widespread concern for the increase in the number of thefts in California’s rural communities, the Owner Applied Number (OAN) crime prevention program is available to farmers for the identification of farm machinery, equipment and even household goods....
News from the Farm BillHouse, farm groups seek override votesMay 9, 2008 10:16 AM, By Forrest Laws Farm bill negotiators and major farm organizations have begun an intense effort to muster the 290 House votes needed to override a promised veto of the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act conference report.... Food banks urge passage of farm bill; critical shortage of food as clients increaseMay 9, 2008 10:01 AM The Nation's Food Bank Network reported the results of a new survey that found 100 percent of food bank respondents have seen an increase in the number of clients served within the past year.... House-Senate conferees to announce farm bill agreementMay 8, 2008 10:45 AM, By Forrest Laws Congressional negotiators have reached final agreement on a 2008 farm bill conference report, setting up a possible showdown with the White House over the five-year legislative package.... Committee approves 'final' farm bill provisionsMay 2, 2008 11:14 AM, By Forrest Laws Is the long, national ordeal over the 2007; oops, now the 2008 farm bill nearing an end?... |
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