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Crop 96% Emerged; 92% of Soybeans Planted

Corn planting in the top 18 corn-producing states is complete as farmers finished with a flurry during the past 2 weeks, according to USDA's Crop Progress report issued today. As for corn crop conditions, 8% of the crop was in poor or very poor condition, much improved over last year when 14% of corn was in poor recovery poor condition. Corn in good or excellent condition was 65%, compared to 56% last year.


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Versatile Enters Track Market

Versatile, Canada's only tractor manufacturer, is introducing a brand new tractor for the North American market. The new Versatile DeltaTrack, a four-track machine with industry-leading technology, is the first track machine to carry the Versatile name.
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Calibration is Key to Precision Farming Success

Bruce and Adam Blonde are adopting precision farming systems one step at a time on their 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans near Litchfield, Mich. Three years ago, the father-son farming team started with a Trimble EZ-Steer assisted steering system, first using it for chisel plowing, then adapting it for spraying and planting.
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New Dual-Hybrid Planting System from Raven Industries

Sioux Falls, SD, June 5, 2013 Raven Industries, Inc. introduces the industry's first, patent pending, multi-hybrid planter control solution. This new multi-hybrid system is an enhancement to Raven's OmniRow advanced planter control solution, and when combined with variable rate seeding, it will help increase yield potential and profitability.
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Kansas Dealer Adding 6,750 Square Foot Workshop to Facility

People driving past PrairieLand Partners in Marion have seen construction in progress for several weeks. The John Deere dealership is adding a 6,750-square-foot shop to its facility so it can move setup of large equipment indoors. Store manager Chad Gormley said that work has had to be done outdoors. The construction wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision.
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