Equipment in the field

agrarheute is showing a completely new type of sprayer for the first time: the compact sprayer. It is the link between the mounted and trailed sprayer, combining the advantages of both...

After years of planning, sketching, discussing and finally quoting prices, Dennis Ivers and his family finally built their “dream” workshop. The third-generation corn and soybean farmer and his brother had...

A self-propelled potato harvester made by Grimme reduces the amount of people needed for harvest. At Steijn Potato Farms in York, P.E.I. they were having problems finding skilled labour to...

Perfect spray conditions are rare and there are so many factors at play that sometimes the basics get overlooked. The three things that the spray operator can and must control...

An important trend in the Dutch arable farming sector is the further development of precision agriculture. Precision farming techniques such as GPS, soil scans and site-specific application of fertilizers and crop...

Flame-sterilized potato seed cutter: A potential solution for minimizing disease spread during seed cutting operations Potatoes are vegetatively propagated and seed cutting is a common practice followed by growers to...

Of all the equipment on the farm, planter winter are generally the most carefully protected and maintained, and usually the first to get coveted indoor storage space. I understand farmers’...

The Claas assistance system Cemos in the tractor guides inexperienced drivers through the correct setting of the automatic plow.  Can the clever technology replace years of experience?  Does it help...

KEY POINTS: Five years after acquiring the technology, Deere’s method of using machine vision and machine learning to identify individual plants will be tested on farms in summer 2021.The goal:...

How do you fertilize a piece of land more efficiently? Dutch family business Cerfontaine, which specializes in arable farming, is trying out a new approach. https://youtu.be/WBNGPf99VvQ Their aim is to improve...