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Harvesting lodged and dry crops made easier with the S3 AWS Airbar

Real Agriculture

Harvesting pulse crops that are low to the ground, whether through lodging or because of a dry season, can lead to shatter losses, reducing yield, grain quality and complicating harvest. The concept behind the S3 AWS Airbar is to have an air assist system attached to the combine header that directs what would otherwise be Read More

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Deere demonstrates how automation can improve harvest efficiency

Real Agriculture

Farmers got their first look at new John Deere predictive ground speed automation harvesting technology this fall and they like what they’ve seen, reports Bergen Nelson, Deere’s go-to-market manager for harvesting equipment. Read More

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Rain and drought affect Southwest wheat harvest

Western FarmPress

Wheat harvest in Oklahoma and Texas is behind schedule due to persistent rain. Farmers are dealing with wet fields and potential quality issues as they await the start of harvest.

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Deere launches advanced forage harvesters

Western FarmPress

John Deere's new F8 and F9 Series forage harvesters offer improved automation, higher horsepower and smart tech for better forage quality and operator productivity.

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The Agronomists, Ep 172: Managing crop loss at the combine with Lorne Grieger and Marcel Kringe

Real Agriculture

You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even 10 bushels an acre on the harvest pass.

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Canola Schools: Staging weird and wacky fields for swathing, harvest, or a pre-harvest pass

Real Agriculture

As Ian Epp, agronomist with the Canola Council of Canada explains in this Canola School, farmers have several options to consider when staging for pre-harvest applications. There are so many agronomic decisions to make when growing canola, and those decisions don’t stop even as the season comes to a close with combines ready to roll.

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Video: Grower completes world’s first Capulet bean harvest

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Lincolnshire grower Andrew Ward has successfully harvested the world’s first field-scale trial of Capulet spring beans destined for the baked bean market.

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