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  • Dec. 21, 2011
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    Nebraska Tractor Tests can aid in tractor-buying decisions

    Congress has provided additional incentives for farmers and other small businessmen to purchase tractors and other equipment in 2011 and 2012. While the rules change at the stroke of midnight a week from Saturday (Dec. 31), farmers can still use the new tax provisions to offset income. Iowa State University’s Mark Hanna says the Nebraska Tractor Tests can assist growers in making buying decisions....More
  • Dec. 6, 2011
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    Manufacturers making big strides with Tier 4 innovations

    Farm equipment manufacturers have been investing heavily in new technology aimed at helping them meet EPA emission standards. One the approaches uses a compound call diesel exhaust fluid or DEF to reduce those. Case IH’s Ron Blessing talked about what his company is doing to meet those in an interview at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif....More
  • Nov. 9, 2011
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    Beetle-mimicking irrigation system wins Dyson award

    A young Australian engineer has won the 2011 James Dyson Award for developing a low-maintenance, solar-powered, drip-irrigation system....More
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