With concerns about increased size of farm machinery, speed and efficiency — not bigger and wider — was a theme of this year’s discussions and product introductions at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky., February 12-15. The show had more than 850 exhibitors who covered more than 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space.
Hesston by Massey Ferguson, the industry-leading hay equipment brand from AGCO (NYSE:AGCO), will introduce the 2200 Series large square baler at the 2013 Farm Progress show in Decatur, Ill. The 2200 Series builds upon Hesston's reputation for reliable, high-capacity large square balers and rock-solid bales. New features engineered into the 2200 Series help custom harvesters and producers bale a wider variety of crops, particularly crop residue, under a broad range of conditions.
Innovative equipment was in abundance at the 2012 Farm Progress Show, held August 30-September 1 in Decatur, Ill. From more refined tillage tools to high-tech telematics systems, the range of new products rolled out this year easily surpassed those of recent years.
With four distinct processes — offset discs tomix and cut, tillage tines, leveling discs, and heavy steel packers — the TopDown by Väderstad Verken AB achieves in one pass what other implements achieve in three or more. Successful in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independant States (CIS), the ability to select an individual tillage process or all in unison ensures optimum results whether min-tilling or turning over fallow land.
A versatile new Featherlite stock trailer introduced for 2012 gives livestock owners two trailers in one. It’sdesigned for haulers of smaller livestock while also doubling as a multi-purpose car or utility trailer.
Thurston Manufacturing Co., manufacturer of Blu-Jet products, continues to see interest in its 90-foot liquid injection applicator. The BLUJET AT7000 Commercial Class Liquid Injection Applicator features a 7-section folding toolbar to match 30- and 20-inch row spacings at both 60- and 90-foot swath widths.
At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Franklin Peitz, Digital Product Marketing Lead with John Deere Operations Center reassures growers that they have the right to their own data.
Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts. Founded with roots as a small machine shop and repair facility, the company made the transition by manufacturing new parts to replace those that were identified as commonly needing repair. Throughout the 1980s, the company quickly garnered a reputation for offering quality parts at a reasonable price.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
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