The tractor coughed but didn’t catch, so the old farmer on the ground yelled up to the old farmer behind the wheel. “The black button,” Don Magee said. “You push it in.” And then it roared to life, an ...

AMES, Iowa — Three Nebraska farmer-inventors have developed equipment to harvest corn cobs and other biomass that will be sought for cellulosic ethanol production. The inventions were described at ...

Proclaiming 2024 the “Year of the Combine” Case IH hosted an exclusive preview in Orlando, Florida, to showcase its newest grain harvesting technology: the AF 11 combine. The sleek, muscular model ...

Three Amish men, sitting in a small office at the Gordonville Fire Company, hold separate conversations with three Plain Sect farmers. Sheets and sheets of white paper -- each covered with names and ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A crop field during harvest in KELOLAND could contain about $1 million worth of equipment. Today’s modern combine can cost about $600,000, said Nic Uilk, an precision ...

A unique farm challenge harvesting corn in flooded conditions, showcasing problem-solving, equipment handling, and the ...

The hay mow was filled to the rafters with hay and straw bales, but the ear corn supply was gone as September approached. Oats and barley were decent substitutes until the new-crop corn moved from the ...

A look at harvesting corn using decades-old farm equipment, highlighting how well-kept machines can still handle the job and offer a cost-effective way to work in the field.

Leroy Epp can’t recall ever harvesting corn this early. “(My son) Nathan asked me that last night — did I ever start this early?” Epp told the Mitchell Republic recently. “After 53 years of farming, I ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Before dawn on a cool July morning, the rumble of cars breaks the silence on a farm on Colorado’s Western Slope. Agricultural workers, prepared for the ...