Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:


Telling Mr. Deere About His Latest Tractor

Check out this fun video from the team over at TractorZoom. They tried explaining a 540-horsepower tractor to the guy whose name is on the hood. Somewhere between “horse-less horse” and “it has opinions,” things got complicated.


Fostering’ Success – 3 Times the Indiana March Madness

Longtime Farm Equipment Account Executive Darren Foster is extra busy with the Indiana Basketball Sectionals this week. Why? He and Julie’s “Triple-Threat” Foster boys of the Tri-County High School Cavaliers defeated South Newton on Tuesday. Senior bros Trey, Nick, Drew and the rest of the Cavaliers take on West Central High (Francesville, Ind.) tonight for the Sectional State Semi-Finals.

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From Horses to Horsepower

Check out this clip from our upcoming documentary Tractor Wars II. After WWII, American farms changed forever. Between 1945 and 1960, tractor use doubled and more than 800,000 farms bought their very first machine. This was more than growth, it was a revolution.


P&K Equipment’s Precision Workforce Development Initiatives

Scott Eisenhauer of Oklahoma Deere dealer P&K Equipment discusses the latest precision ag trends and workforce development initiatives in this interview with Oklahoma Farm Report. We shadowed a P&K precision specialist in a previous edition of Precision Farming Dealer. Click here to get a glimpse inside their precision department!

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Product Video of the Week: Terrasem Seed Drill from Pottinger

Check out this video showcasing Pottinger’s Terrasem seed drill.


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