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Ag innovation pace keeps accelerating
We're not talking science fiction, but real tools farmers can see in action. Try to get past the idea that this might be one more column on innovation to read about. I'm not talking robots — though, I...
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For the want of a chip, the truck was lost
The rising challenge of computer chip scarcity is affecting surprising industries. Sometimes it’s the little things that get you down. Just ask pickup truck makers.In the last few months, the rising...
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Innovative engine tech gets real-world testing
ClearFlame Engine Technologies will be putting its ethanol-powered engine into a big rig. Late in 2020, we ran across a startup that caught our attention. ClearFlame Engine Technologies was working on...
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Innovation key ingredient to company longevity
How does a company get to 100? It takes more than hope. Recently, I talked with John Buckley, CEO of Wilbur-Ellis, a $3 billion private holding company that’s carved itself a solid niche in ag...
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Early-order warnings are no joke
Tighter supplies of everything may force you to improvise for crop year 2022. There’s no shortcut here. “Order early” means something for crop year 2022, and I’m getting that message from a number of...
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Right-to-repair push a complex issue
With third-party repairs, ensuring safety and ongoing performance of machinery is more difficult with high-tech coding. The right-to-repair quandary over equipment seems straightforward for a vocal...
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Combine chat with Jon Kinzenbaw
Not often does someone get “instruction seat time” with an ag innovator. I’ve been covering the farm equipment market since the mid-1980s, and a favorite activity has been talking with some of the...
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Sharing ag innovation story beyond the farm
Editor’s travels provide insight into new ideas and help tell ag’s story. Let’s just say I get to travel a bit. Recently, I was in the wilds of New Mexico riding the new Roxor utility vehicle; then,...
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Agriculture, we have an engineering problem
We worry about a shortage of workers now, but there’s a longer-term challenge brewing. Perhaps Dana Porter put it best during the Irrigation Show: “Did you know that John Deere will hire every kind of...
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Is 2022 the year of the farm robot?
John Deere makes a statement, but autonomous machines are coming in all shapes and sizes. There are photos of two autonomous machines accompanying this article. The first may appear familiar, but is,...
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What's in a name? Ask Kenny Kuhns
Short-line maker of hay tools decides to drop family surname from company brand to avoid confusion. Corporate name changes aren’t uncommon, but among short-line manufacturers — makers of those...
View ArticleEvent helps machines talk to one another
The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation held a “plugfest” in the U.S. recently. What does that mean for farmers? The term ISO and ISOBUS are tossed around these days as if everyone...
View ArticleGetting past the supply crisis
I’ve been a little slow to write about the supply crisis. How do you write about the upending of an entire industry? Truth is, everyone is working hard to get through this, but the strains along the...
View ArticleFired up for show season — again
Let’s be clear, you’re reading this column at a Farm Progress brand, a company that runs the two largest outdoor farm shows in the country. Obviously, we get excited about our events. And I’ll be at...
View ArticleFarm equipment, airplanes have some things in common
Any reader of this column knows I like trade shows — farm shows, for sure — but I’ve been able to attend a few others such as the Consumer Electronics Show. This time out, I netted a unique...
View Article5 benefits of big data and machine learning
There’s a secret farmers know that many outside of agriculture don’t: Agriculture is complicated.Over the last 12,000 years of agriculture, farmers have tamed a lot of challenges to produce food, fiber...
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View ArticleCompanies reach farmers in new ways
There’s a trend unfolding in the ag industry, as innovative companies seek new ways to reach the customer. We’re seeing that in crop protection with companies like Meristem or FBN, who eschew old-line...
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