A prototype 48-row planter is running in our territory this spring. I spent a day or two last week getting it ready for the field. Aside from being tired and leg-weary from simply walking back and ...

Bigger may not automatically translate into better; but if and when the situation calls for it, adding some size can make a lot of sense. That’s Chris Hong’s philosophy when it comes to planter ...

This year’s late, damp spring set the stage for irregular strips of stunted corn six rows wide that correspond to each pass of the tractor that pulled the planter. Pinch-row compaction is the culprit, ...

A sharp rise in popularity of four-row self-propelled potato harvesters has prompted Standen Engineering to design a new trailed SR400 four-row, offset cup planter to match up both operations on GPS.

The first harvester designed for lifting three rows arrived five years ago when Standen Engineering announced its Standen-Pearson T3 trailed machine. The idea came about during talks with a customer ...