FARGO - Many northern Plains crop farmers are using section controls on field sprayers because of product savings and the ability to avoid doubling up on chemical applications on the overlap areas ...

Tight planting windows require a machine with enough speed and seed capacity to get the job done right. That’s where early adopters say Horsch’s Maestro planter pushes the throttle forward. It travels ...

Three crop advisers recommend adding row cleaners to no-till soybean planters to clear corn residue, reduce slug issues and ...

April-planted soybeans can yield 3.5 to 5 bushels more per acre than May plantings, but farmers must weigh equipment costs ...

A row crop planter towed behind a tractor. TerraBlaster aims to put a high-precision laser sensor on the back of such equipment to determine soil nutrient composition in real time. The St. Louis-based ...

This year’s late, damp spring set the stage for irregular strips of stunted corn six rows wide that correspond to each pass of the tractor that pulled the planter. Pinch-row compaction is the culprit, ...