Trimble introduced today boom height control for self-propelled sprayers as the latest feature of its Field-IQ crop input control system.

Farm Equipment magazine has announced the agenda and presentation lineup for the 2013 Dealership Minds Summit, a first-ever, 1-day conference and networking event for dealer-principals, top-level management and executives from farm equipment dealerships of all colors.

From my experience in manufacturing, I always found it just as difficult, if not more so, coming out of a recession then it is going into it. From what farm equipment dealers tell me, the same is true when agriculture goes into or comes out of a significant weather event like this year's Midwest drought.

Trelleborg, global developer and supplier of tire and complete wheel solutions for the agricultural and materials handling industries, received the prestigious AGCO EAME 2012 SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD in the category “Collaboration� during a ceremony held at the AGCO Fendt facility in Marktoberdorf, Germany on 25 September 2012.

Zetor Tractors recently received the prestigious Zlatý klas s kytiÄkou 2012 and Zlatý kosák 2012 awards for its new Zetor Forterra HSX Series tractor exhibit. The Zlatý klas s kytiÄkou award was granted by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic during the 39th international 2012 exposition in ÄŒeské BudÄjovice, Czech Republic.

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today announced the release of its first global sustainability report. The report describes AGCOs approach to enhancing the sustainability of its business processes and global agriculture. It presents data supporting the strategy and updates progress towards change. At AGCO, sustainability is vital to our vision to offer high-tech solutions for farmers feeding the world,said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President and CEO of AGCO. "We are in a very unique position to impact sustainability along the manufacturing and agricultural value chains. We developed our approach to provide the best impact to both."?

It's pretty easy to get caught with your face buried in a computer screen and forget that the world out there is a pretty amazing place. Plus, that's really where opportunity exists.

The title of this series of articles is “Technology for Profit” and is aimed at giving equipment dealers concrete examples of how advanced technology is being adapted to the day-to-day operations at machinery retailers to improve their bottom line.

When discussing weather, water is often the main topic. In the upcoming volatile years, the question is how to deal with both too much and too little water. Crop water demand may even be increasing with or without drought. A few trends are really clear. There is increased frequency of high temperature stress, more rain in heavy rainfall events across the U.S. ironically with more summer droughts. Because growing seasons are longer with higher summer temperatures. more water is needed, says David Wolfe, Cornell professor of plant and soil ecology.

It's 8 a.m.; do you know where your trucks are? After real estate, a dealership's largest non-inventory asset is likely their rolling stock: delivery flatbeds and lo-boys, remote service vehicles, sales personnel cars or trucks, delivery vans, etc. But land and buildings stays put. Your rolling stock ... well, it rolls.