Have you made your 1st cut of hay? About to, weather permitting? Consider entering the New Holland 1st Cut Competition. Following a successful Voice of the Next Gen contest New Holland has launched a new online promotion. To enter, upload a picture of YOUR first cutting at NHfirstcut.com. The prize is a FREE one-year lease of a genuine Roll-Belt round … Read More
New Holland Now Offers Plastic Twine
Bridon Cordage, a leading manufacturer of polypropylene plastic twine products, is now the official supplier of New Holland branded plastic twine. Bridon Cordage will provide quality twine products, as well as sales and marketing support to New Holland and its North American dealers. New Holland conducted an extensive review of the manufacturer’s processes, practices, testing and certifications which led them … Read More
Hay & Forage Expo Returns to Southeast Minnesota
The Hay & Forage Expo™ is slated to bring the latest hay and forage tools, technology and suppliers at its 2015 event location near Cannon Falls, Minn., June 24 and 25 on the Hernke’s, Inc. farm. Minnesota is one of the nation’s top five alfalfa producing states along with California, South Dakota, Idaho and Iowa. “This is a great location … Read More
Miller’s Ag Bag Silage Bagger
If you haven’t heard of the Ag Bag, now is the time to learn. While at the National Farm Machinery Show, Chuck spoke with Stashia Bittner with Miller who owns Ag Bag, to learn more about the equipment and what they can offer farmers across the country. “Ag Bag machines are used to bag silage. The concept started in 1970 … Read More
Reduced Lignin Trait HarvXtra™ Alfalfa
In an effort to bring the industry’s first quality-enhancing trait to market, Forage Genetics International (FGI) announces that the reduced lignin trait will be known as HarvXtra™ alfalfa. This breakthrough technology is designed to ease the “yield-versus-quality” trade-off currently faced by alfalfa producers by improving forage quality over a longer period. This provides growers with greater flexibility and a wider … Read More
New SpotOn® Temp Probe Offers Digital Accuracy & Speed
Innoquest, Inc., the designer and manufacturer of sensors and measurement instruments, has released the SpotOn® Temp Probe, which was created for large agricultural and commercial operations that require accurate, quick temperature measurements of hay bales; compost, forage and mulch piles; stored grain; and soil temperatures. “The SpotOn® Temp Probe is unique from others in the market,” Bill Hughes, President of … Read More
Hay & Forage Expo Right Around the Corner
Hay and forage producers can learn more about hay and forage production at the 28th annual Hay & Forage Expo set for June 25 and 26 near Boone, Iowa. It’s the industry’s only two-day hay and forage event in the nation. Live field demonstrations of hay making, hay handling and forage harvesting are the key draw for visitors. The two-day … Read More