Väderstad, a leading European agricultural equipment manufacturer from Sweden, has acquired the Canadian manufacturer Seed Hawk. The deal brings Väderstad closer to the North American market and opens up new possibilities for both Seed Hawk and Väderstad.

When it comes to the topic of vertical tillage, nearly everyone seems to have an opinion on the practice, but there is also a heavy dose of emotion mixed in as well.

Use your yield monitor to mark locations for more than just rocks and evaluate crop performance.

A new “intelligent” sprayer designed and developed jointly by engineers from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service can reduce pesticide use up to 73 percent by growers while reducing off-target contamination.

Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) has garnered much attention recently in both academic discussions and popular press releases, and with good reason. Among the weedy species of Amaranthus, Palmer amaranth has the fastest growth rate and is the most competitive with the crops common to Midwest agronomic cropping systems.

Proper setup of no-till drillers is critical to getting a successful crop of winter legumes seeded into warm season grasses, said Dirk Philipp, assistant professor for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. After months of being idle, the first step is a good cleaning, he said.

As corn silage harvest comes to a close and grain harvest nears, growers need to be aware of safety precautions to prevent grain engulfments, according to safety experts from Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Dave McNeilan shares the advantages he's witnessed since he started planting his corn and soybeans in twin rows 5 years ago. The Celina, Ohio, no-tiller likes that the crops aren't planted into tire tracks, have more room to grow and canopy quicker. He's also still able to sidedress in 30-inch rows and harvest with a 30-inch corn header.