Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- ‘Harvesting Smiles’ at Your July 4th Parade
- Ask the Operator: The Cost of Soil Erosion [Webinar]
- Now That’s Statement-Making Parts Delivery!
- Meet the Gator’s Grandad — the John Deere Scamper
- Georgia Ag College Gets New Equipment for Student Farm
- Auction Prices on Good Condition Pre-DEF Tractors Continue To Be Red Hot
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‘Harvesting Smiles’ at Your July 4th Parade
Here’s a new dealership branding & marketing idea — from Minnesota — for your community’s July Fourth parade this year …
Ask the Operator: The Cost of Soil Erosion [Webinar]
In No-Till Farmer’s June Ask the Operator webinar, 2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Loran Steinlage of West Union, Iowa, leads a panel discussion about the cost of erosion to farmers and society, and what the no-till community can do to educate other farmers and the public about soil-saving practices like no-till and cover crops. Panelists include No-Till Legend and retired Ohio State University ag engineer Randall Reeder, an outspoken proponent of how no-till can prevent dust storm-related tragedy, plus several other special guests.
Now That’s Statement-Making Parts Delivery!
Our farmer friend Mike Wolpert from West Virginia says: “With the shipping fees I’m paying they could probably hire a helicopter.”
Meet the Gator’s Grandad — the John Deere Scamper
Remember the John Deere Scamper, the forerunner of today’s Gator? Mike Saelens owns the extremely rare unit, just 11 were built in 1962. Saelens says he located the machine after finding notes that his father, an equipment salesman for a Deere dealership in Moline, Ill., had collected over the years.
Georgia Ag College Gets New Equipment for Student Farm
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s (ABAC) J.G. Woodruff Farm in Tifton, Ga., received a 5-ton mid-clearance spreader courtesy of Doyle Equipment Manufacturing, Palmyra, Mo. ABAC alumnus Jarrott Mock, territory sales representative for Doyle, was recently at ABAC to visit with the college’s farm staff and present the spreader.
Auction Prices on Good Condition Pre-DEF Tractors Continue To Be Red Hot
Machinery Pete details 3 more recent examples of very strong auction sale prices on mid to high horsepower pre-DEF tractors made from 2011 and prior. John Deere 9630. John Deere 8120. John Deere 8130.
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