With a lifetime of farming experience and degrees in agronomy and economics, Dave Krog says he’s trying to whittle variable and fixed costs from today’s equipment outlays with an electric, autonomous drive unit aimed squarely at the 24-row planter.

Seattle autonomous equipment firm unveils pull-behind laser weeding machine to supplement existing farm equipment fleets with pin-point weeding ability, no ground disturbance, and no chemical residues.

OEMs have asked the American Petroleum Institute for new diesel engine oil standards to go with hardware they are developing to meet stringent new 2027 carbon emission and fuel economy requirements.

Significant increases in productivity sometimes come in unexpected and obscure innovations. Case in point: Danfoss Power Solutions’ new MultiAxis-Steer in use on farms across Europe.

Vermeer Corp. recently announced 4 new labor-saving and management concept applications that forage producers can anticipate in the company’s product portfolio over the coming seasons. 

DRT Corporation’s spray-boom recirculation features easy-to-install, universal fit technology to improve sprayer cleanout efficiency and opens the door to more accurate on-the-go chemical injection.

Reduced refining capacity and gasoline demand has the nation’s oil refiners scrambling to reallocate their processing to renewable fuels -- to meet regulatory mandates and to remain solvent.