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Biomass at a Glance

Biomass has been around since the dawn of man. In today’s quest to feed the world as well as quench our energy needs, the potential for biomass is huge. It’s estimated that the Earth grows about 130 billion tons of...

The increasing benefit and necessity of efficient residue management in your fields

Come fall, you’ve put in almost a year’s worth of toil and sweat to reap a plentiful harvest. When that time comes, the next thing on your (or any farmer’s) mind is the crop residue left behind. As efficiency in...

The Sunflower 6830 Series: A New Era in Tillage

With wet conditions impacting much of the corn and soybean-producing areas of Minnesota and Iowa, it has been tough to perform effective tillage. However, last week, the clouds parted for a few days and gave way to fair tillage conditions...

Factory Farms Drive Technology Adoption and Sustainability Improvements

By Chris Rhodes There was a refreshing op-ed piece in the New York Times a few weeks ago.  Typically when city-based media focus their energy on agriculture, the focus is on organic labels, artisanal foods, and craft beers – forgetting...

IoTF: The Internet of Things for Farming

By Timothy Chou AGCO is excited to have guest blogger Dr. Timothy Chou of Stanford University join us on the Fuse Blog Some of you have heard about the Internet of Things. While many will wonder why a coffee pot...

Effective Alfalfa Stand Management

By Darren Goebel Alfalfa is a crop that responds well to management. Growers should plan to manage alfalfa differently, however, depending on its planned use, yield goals and how often it is acceptable to refresh the stand. Stand establishment, fertility...

National Farm Safety and Health Week

167 farm workers are injured on a farm and a worker dies in a farm accident EVERY DAY. 38 children are injured on a farm EVERY DAY and a child dies in a farm accident EVERY THREE DAYS. Farm safety...

Becknology with AGCO and Beck’s Hybrids

AGCO is collaborating with Beck’s Hybrids to demonstrate yield and productivity advantages of the new Sunflower 9830NT. The 9830NT was featured at a recent Beck’s field day (Becknology Days) in Henderson, KY. Throughout the course of the day, hundreds of...

Crop Tour 2016: Indiana Edition

By Darren Goebel Greetings once again from Crop Tour 2016.   During the last week of July, I travelled to the Kevin Trimble farm in Amboy, Indiana, about an hour north of Indianapolis.   While most of the Midwest has been getting...