The new Kinze True Speed high-speed planter provides a combination of placement and accuracy at 12 m.p.h., taking full advantage of the Blue Drive electric drive metering system. This ground speed is about two m.p.h. faster than most of the high-speed planters now on the market.

Kinze planter bumps speed limit to 12 m.p.h.

The unit’s seed singulation ability ‘sounds like a machine gun,’ says Kinze representative

Glacier FarmMedia – Kinze’s 3505 True Speed high-speed planter is designed to provide accurate seed depth and singulation at speeds up to 12 m.p.h., which is about two m.p.h. faster […] Read more

This is a typical European planting setup, says Lemken’s Mark VanDeursen. The tractor carries a 20-foot-wide hydraulic downforce packer at the front, a 20-foot wide, three-point hitch drill at the back, pulling a cart with seed and fertilizer. In some situations, the rig can do this operation directly into a plowed field. The updated version of VarioPack has heavier packing wheels.

Lemken puts new tools into the ground for 2022

The implements reflect European criteria for manure injection designed to protect the environment

Lemken has two new soil management tools expected to be available this year: a new liquid manure injection tool and a furrow press mounted to the tractor’s front. Lemken’s Heliodor […] Read more


In response to growing public concern over farmers’ use of fertilizer, Lemken has introduced the MicroHub 5 applicator that spreads microgranules directly into the seed row.

Lemken MicroHub 5 adds microgranules

The change aims to provide more precision application of fertilizer

Glacier FarmMedia – The latest version of the Azurit MicroHub 5 precision drill can apply microgranules as well as soybeans and sunflower seeds.  As fertilizer efficiency gets more public attention, […] Read more









DynaCERT chief engineer Robert Maier says he’s looking for farmers who have new gen machinery with a high degree of connectivity, so he can run documented trials on HydraGEN performance in an agricultural context.

Hydrogen and oxygen equal cleaner burn

Lower combustion temperatures increase power and decrease nitrogen oxides, creating healthier fuel efficiency

Glacier FarmMedia – A minuscule mist of hydrogen and oxygen sprayed into the air intake of a diesel engine can burn cleaner and lower fuel consumption by 10 to 20 […] Read more