Farm Equipment Social Media Recap
Seven Farm Equipment Magazine staff reporters attended the Farm Progress Show of 2011 in Decatur, Illinois, August 30th - 31st. They tweeted and "facebooked" along the way. Here are some of the most interesting/insightful messages they shared.
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New mfr. Ag Synergy's Joe Reitz shows high-speed single-disc no-till opener, w/ tracks at #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gwu0 |
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Newest at Raven #FPS11 is OmniSeed air seeder control system, featuring Agtron run-blockage system. ow.ly/i/gwo1 |
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Summers unveils 2510DT at #FPS11. A hybrid between disk & vertical tillage ow.ly/i/gvJR |
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Blu-Jet showcasing Galaxy strip-till bar. 40-ft, 5-section folding w/ lift-assist at #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gweg |
 
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Yetter rolls out 30' toolbar at #fps11 due to high Maverick strip-till and high-speed anhydrous app demand. ow.ly/i/gv43 |
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Unverferth unveils Seed Runner 3750XL at #FPS11, longer conveyor, LED lights show fill ow.ly/i/gvOl |
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Kuhn NA introducing newest trailed mower with Gyrodine for turns greater than 90 degrees. #fps11 yfrog.com/kg1o0rej |
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ow.ly/i/gw0k Bestway unveils its TH Transport Hitch to transport large planters, grain carts, implements ... #FPS11 |
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Horsch-Anderson shows Joker RT-300 for 1st time, also 1st unit built in U.S. #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gvvI |
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Mahindra's new 5010 comes in gear or hydrostat & fits both small acreage & prod farmer utility needs #fps11 ow.ly/i/gv7a |
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Versatile is rolling out its first branded tillage tool. More to come. #fps11 yfrog.com/j23q0sj |
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ow.ly/i/gvEq Orthman's loader project is well under way, plan is for production prototypes early next year. #fps11 |
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Bush Hog's #FPS11 exhibit showed large equipment, such as 12715 Legend flexwing mowers ow.ly/i/gvEbM |
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Great Plains unveils Turbo-Max at #FPS11. VT tool that also can allow more residue coverage w/ 0-6 angles ow.ly/i/gv8r |
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Announced at #FPS11, Equipment Technologies' Apache now factory installed w/ Trimble & Raven. Only SP sprayer w/ both ow.ly/i/gzmZ |
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Crustbuster/SpeedKing unveils Honeycomb belt, allows bigtime grain capacity increase due to steeper conveying #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gzdl |
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ow.ly/i/gzzz Humdinger Equipment shows 455 CDH, 45-foot-wide, runs 7-12 mph to pulverize stalks, may work with min-till #FPS11 |
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#FPS11 1st public showing of Precision Planting eVac vacuum seed metering sys. Based on eSet success w/ own chamber ow.ly/i/gyP5 |
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Baling/selling a portion of residue better solution than vertical tillage, says Hiniker. Research shows most nutrients will remain. #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gzaT |
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ow.ly/i/guZC First time #FPS11 exhibitor Elmer's 1600 grain cart has the largest tracks on mkt. |
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Show-stopper at Salford: a PLOW. Sales doubled from last yr, for seed corn & corn-corn growers ow.ly/i/gvph |
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Greg Pollock, r, says Earthmaster Verti-Go VT tool seeing great sales progress in 18 mos since launch, 3 models now ow.ly/i/gvlB |
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Glenn Danuser demos Danuser's new Wobble Auger #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gw0a |
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Marion Calmer, Calmer Corn Heads, says narrow-row corn offers drought-protection, plant can access any moisture #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gvWo |
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Maschio-Gaspardo introduces Maximetro pneumatic precision planter at #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gziI |
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ow.ly/i/gyj4 Joey Sims of LS Tractor says sales are up 25% over 2010 but still looking for quality dealers #FPS11 |
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Monosem #fps11 seeing more growth in twin-row corn, may expand production in MI. ow.ly/i/gvfu |
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Case IH taking steps to educate on SCR & EGR at #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gyJWo ow.ly/i/gyK3 |
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HCC Smart-Till can be equipped with stalk chopper and/or harrow. #FPS11 yfrog.com/h61oaztj |
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Schulte Cyclone Deck Debris Fan Kit keeps all debris off deck, fits 4 models #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gyp9 |
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Aerway showed CCT tool that cuts, sizes & tears residue. New toolbar accommodates array of finishing implements ow.ly/i/gz5L |
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#FPS11 Miller has 2 more dates in 'Crank It Up' tour for SP sprayers. 9/8 in NE & 9/13 in WI millerstn.com ow.ly/i/gymX |
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Soucy Track showcasing rubber track technology for tractors, combines & grain carts at #FPS11 ow.ly/i/gwin |
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ow.ly/i/gylj May Wes released its new quick-disconnect Stalk Stompers for combines and tractors #FPS11 |
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Germany's Michael Horsch, Horsch-Anderson at #FPS11. Started 27 yrs ago w/ NT drill, grew fast w/ fall of wall in '90 ow.ly/i/gvyk |
