Ahead of the Curve

Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Section Chemical Injection Boosts Sprayer Efficiency

Latitude-AG’s new SRV2 Boom Section Injection and Recirculation System breaks ground on reducing chemical waste and exposure with retrofit system to fit sprayers of all colors.
The patents have been issued, the company’s name is different and the significantly advanced ag sprayer technology we discussed here in the April/May 2021 issue is headed to market.
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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Fertilizer & Fuel?

New York-based research firm unveils a 75 horsepower ammonia-fueled electric tractor that could foreshadow answers to the current lack of practicality of lithium-ion batteries to power large farm equipment.
While most North American growers and farm equipment dealers don’t share much enthusiasm for electric-powered field tractors and harvesters, the recent demonstration of a highly-modified John Deere tractor using anhydrous ammonia as fuel for its electric motors could spark some interest in both groups.
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Dan Crummett
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Unseen Electro-Hydraulics Improve Equipment Handling

Test-mule skid-loader equipped with HydraForce single-system technology provides ride-control, load-leveling, bucket-shake, a “float mode” and pre-set load positioning with in-the-cab joystick settings
Headlines in the ag equipment world are routinely filled with flashy new products sporting larger capacities, faster field speeds, more accurate application rates and efforts at cleaner, more efficient farming.
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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Field Tests Underway for Electric Planter

Iowa start-up Salin 247 field testing autonomous electric drive unit for planting in Iowa and Tennessee fields. Prototype machine also offers post-emergence capabilities in spraying and side-dressing.

With a lifetime of farming experience and degrees in agronomy and economics, Dave Krog says he’s trying to whittle variable and fixed costs from today’s equipment outlays with an electric, autonomous drive unit aimed squarely at the 24-row planter.


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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Danfoss Power Solutions Tightens the Curve with MultiAxis-Steer

Danish firm makes multi-axis steering easy for OEMs to improve maneuverability and productivity of farm and construction equipment. The system enables tighter turns and high-visibility crabbing.

Significant increases in productivity sometimes come in unexpected and obscure innovations. Case in point: Danfoss Power Solutions’ new MultiAxis-Steer in use on farms across Europe.


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Montag Emerges as Major Precision Applicator Developer

Iowa equipment builder experiences rapid growth and industry status with precision metering systems and equipment aimed at making agriculture a solution to environmental concerns.
Anthony Montag, CEO of Montag Mfg. Inc., is convinced agriculture offers the solution to many of the public’s environmental concerns about soil and water quality, and says a growing number of farmers are eagerly changing their methods to do their part.


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