A Horsch Maestro 31-foot planter rolls into a field. Lack of proper maintenance, adjustment and calibration are more often the root of problems than complex agronomic or computer issues.

Poor machinery maintenance defeats good tech

Most profit-killing problems that plague high-tech planters can be traced to simple, easily addressed mechanical issues

Glacier FarmMedia – Running new fancy planters is fun. Working on dirty, used ones is less fun. But huge problems can be avoided if farmers take time to ensure their […] Read more

Case’s PD550T air seeder.

Heavy metal hardware

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show featured new planters, tillage implements, drones and robots

There was a lot of heavy metal – and lighter stuff too – at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month, in terms of machinery rather than music. Equipment ranged from […] Read more