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Jan 24, 2008 10:11 AM, By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The new on-the-go module-making cotton pickers from Case IH and John Deere are called the biggest revolution in cotton harvest and handling since the invention of the module builder....
Nov 19, 2007 10:54 AM
Due to the variety of standards that exist in the diesel engine industry and in response to questions from various markets, John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) is officially clarifying its position on the use of biodiesel in its diesel engines....
Sep 27, 2007 10:43 AM
A few farmers and agricultural service providers went to the field in late July and August to find their global positioning systems (GPS) were not operating as anticipated....
Aug 27, 2007 4:05 PM, By John Nowazki,
Agricultural Machine Systems Specialist
NDSU Extension Service
The Federal Aviation Administration has made changes to the Wide Area Augmentation Service that affects the global positioning system correction service used by farmers and many other users. These changes mean that most GPS units used for agricultural applications, such as tractor guidance systems and combine yield monitors, need software updates to continue to function. ...
Aug 10, 2007 1:17 PM, By Lamar James
Extension Communications Specialist, U of A Division of Agriculture
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is mothballing two GPS satellites at the end of this month, a move that could interrupt service for many farmers and agricultural service providers, warned Dr. Terry Griffin, assistant professor and economist with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. ...
Apr 26, 2007 12:09 PM, By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A winter snowcap adorned the massive peak of Mt. Graham near Safford, Ariz. in early April as a dozen agricultural folks excitedly scampered at ground level on a 40-acre parcel of land below....
Mar 20, 2007 10:18 AM
Due to the widespread concern for the increase in the number of thefts in California’s rural communities, the Owner Applied Number (OAN) crime prevention program is available to farmers for the identification of farm machinery, equipment and even household goods....
News from the Farm Bill2009 California farm bill priorities topic at Aug. 4 meetingJul 24, 2008 10:08 AM The 2008 farm bill (Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008) became law on May 22, and included a strong conservation component that translates into millions of dollars in technical and financial assistance for California farmers, ranchers, forest managers and organizations to protect natural resources on private lands.... Buy-in waiver for supplemental agricultural disaster assistance program underway in new farm billJul 15, 2008 10:14 AM Alan Nulliner, executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Arizona, announced on July 11 that the agency will allow producers who would otherwise be ineligible for the new disaster assistance programs to become eligible by paying a fee as required by the 2008 farm bill.... USDA begins sending out advance direct payments for 2008Jul 9, 2008 11:14 AM Farmers have begun receiving $1.15 billion in direct payments for the 2008 crop year, USDA officials announced. ... Eligibility of spouse easier under new farm billJun 30, 2008 10:08 AM, By Elton Robinson While the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 eliminates the three-entity rule for farmers, it also makes it easier for a spouse to become eligible for payments. ... |
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