Equipment

Photos: Ageless veterans soar once again

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:00 +0000

Willowood USA honors veterans of the Greatest Generation by sponsoring rides in the plane piloted by Darryl Fisher, president of Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.

OSHA regs don't apply to majority of grain bin accidents

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:32:00 +0000

The fatality rate of children involved in grain engulfment is staggering, 70 percent. OSHA regulations don't apply to the majority of grain bin accidents.

Drones factor big in farming future

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:46:00 +0000

Clint Thompson, University of Georgia

Drone developers hope the new technologies will make farming more cost effective, and better for society and the environment.

Rods in Ag: Tecklenburg's nifty 69 Mustang convertible — photos

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:47:00 +0000

Lee Tecklenburg’s Lodi, Calif., family farm dates back to 1869. He says he “started” farming at age 11. His brothers Jon and Lee still farm wine grapes and cherries. Like most farm boys, plenty of time was spent in the farm shop. He has used that experience to build a nifty Mustang convertible as a father-son project with his son Alex.

US railway investment would lower agriculture costs

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:37:00 +0000

USB

Agriculture products would ship more cheaply and efficiently by rail if the U.S. railway system were up to the task.

PETA drones a trophy prize for US hunters

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:38:00 +0000

PETA plans to monitor U.S. hunters with drones? Be careful what you wish for: There may not be a return flight.

Farm Press Blog

98 year old U.S. farmer still going strong

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:36:00 +0000

Elmo Snelling's energy belies his 98 years. He’ll turn 99 July 27 and plans to drive a restored 1946 John Deere Tractor in a July 4th parade several weeks before that.

20 seconds to grain bin death

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:21:00 +0000

An adult man can become engulfed by storage bin grain in 20 seconds. In 2010, there were 51 grain bin engulfments in the U.S., and 26 deaths.

Roadkill a recipe of the bizarre and unexpected

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Forget freegans or extreme eaters, Arthur Boyt, 73, is the roadkill version of Hannibal Lecter. There is nothing — absolutely nothing — he won’t eat.

Farm Press Blog

Vineyard drone flies into legal haze

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:59:00 +0000

Press Democrat

Under current federal aviation rules, drone use for commercial purposes is prohibited in the United States. By many estimates, there will be thousands of drones in U.S. skies by 2020.