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Upgrading Equipment with Precision

Aftermarket precision farming suppliers help farmers and dealers use the latest technology when buying new isn't an option.
By Chad Elmore posted on October 13, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices
Aftermarket precision farming suppliers help farmers and dealers use the latest technology when buying new isn't an option.
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Air Seeders: How Big Will They Get?

By Chad Elmore posted on October 13, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices
The planting window for farmers remains the same whether they're working 1,000 acres or 10,000 acres. As a result, growers who are expanding their operations are looking for larger planting systems so they can cover more ground in the same amount of time.
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To The Point: Ethics: You Still Out There?

By Mike Lessiter posted on October 13, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices
Lots going on these days. Weather challenges, rapidly advancing technologies, crazy markets, uncertainty on government programs and another year-end buying rush, to name a few. But just as critical as these things are to your operation, we, as a business magazine, also find an obligation to cover other management issues from time to time.
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Aging Hardens Tires to Cornstalks

October 13, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices
Paul Butler, who no-tills 400 acres of corn and soybeans near Macon, Ill., says he'll need new tractor tires in 2 years, so he's buying a set this fall and putting them in the shed to age. A set can cost him around $6,000.
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Editor's Blog: Another Good Year If ...

September 23, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices
When things to be going too well, most of us start thinking about what could go wrong. As we're preparing for the 2012 Farm Equipment forecast, it's kind of scary to see how things are lining up for the coming year.
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