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Kinze Manufacturing & Ag Leader Technology Introduce New High-Speed Planting Technology

Kinze Manufacturing has developed a new high-speed meter and seed tube to provide row-crop farmers with accurate seed placement at speeds up to 12 mph. The new planter technology, called True Speed, is planned for introduction in the 2021 planting season. The system was developed with support from Ag Leader Technology, which will market it as SureSpeed.
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Aluminum Stars in New Battery Technology

A year ago we told you of University of Texas research exploring the use of a solid-state sodium-based battery that boasts an energy density of roughly three times that of currently-popular lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that power most electric vehicles and millions of hand-held smart phones.
British researcher reports progress in improving aluminum/air battery technology that could boost energy density of automotive and heavy equipment EV battery packs.
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Dan Crummett

Ahead of the Curve: Planting with Water-Jet Technology

Increasing interest in cover-crop farming across North America has a Canadian firm busy testing high-pressure water jet technology as a way to enable planters to cut through substantial amounts of residue without disturbing the soil.
Canadian firm developing ultra-high-pressure water jet system for planting through heavy residues and in hard soils with little soil disturbance. Look for possible retrofit kits for popular planters.
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