If you struggle to manage the residue levels in your corn-on-corn acres, you aren’t alone. With the focus on using higher plant populations and narrow rows–not to mention increasingly tough cornstalks—farmers have more residue to manage than ever before. Farm Journal Agronomists Ken Ferrie and Missy Bauer provide the following agronomic tips and reminders to [...]
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5 Tips To Help You Manage Corn Residue This Fall
Posted in Features, tagged #harvest10, Corn, Education, farm, Features, General, Harvest, Residue on October 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
North Carolina State University Peanut Field Days 2010
Posted in Features, tagged Education, farm, Features, Field Days, General, GPS, North Carolina, Peanuts on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out photos and videos from the event here! Approximately 100 farmers and Fastline readers toured the fields during the annual Peanut Field Day, sponsored by North Carolina State University’s Department of Crop Sciences. Attendees learned about the new and improved seed varieties bred at this facility. Some of the technology that can be applied [...]
Ag Inventors in the Hall of Fame
Posted in Features, tagged Education, farm, Farm Equipment, Features, General, John Deere, technology on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
More than 400 honorees have been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, founded in 1973 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations. The inventions of at least two dozen inductees are connected with agriculture. Not surprisingly, these ag trailblazers are also among the most famous [...]
Fastline in the Field: Episode 8
Posted in Features, tagged Community, cotton, Crops, farm, Fastline in the Field, Features, General, harvest 2010, Video on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What does it mean to be in tall cotton? Well, watch this video and find out from Fastline Sales Rep, Billy Goodman. For Previous Fastline Blog Posts- Click Here
Farm T-Shirt Friday
Posted in Farm T-Shirt Friday, tagged farm, Farm T-shirt, Features, Green Tractors, John Deere, Red Tractors, Tractors on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s farm t-shirt is great t-shirt for the youngsters in your life who have a big decision still to make. This t-shirt is perfect for those who aren’t quite ready to make that decision just yet. Who knows, they may even prefer orange or blue. If you would like to add this shirt [...]
2010 GVM Inc. Field Day a Success
Posted in Features, Shows and Events, tagged farm, Fastline, Features, Field Day, GVM Inc., News, Shows and Events, Sprayers, Video on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out photos of the event here! On September 9, 2010, GVM Incorporated once again, hosted an open house, more commonly known as “Field Day”. In years past, this one day event has drawn crowds of over 250 customers who come to ride and drive our equipment, earn certification points, learn about newest technologies [...]
Store Corn, Sell Beans
Posted in Features, tagged Beans, Corn, farm, Features, News, USDA on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The bottom line from Friday’s USDA report and the market’s reaction is to store corn and sell beans, according to Jerry Gulke of the Gulke Group. “Corn opened higher, sold off, and closed up almost 8¢—a new high close. We saw a lot of capitulation today—people gave up hoping to buy at lower prices and [...]
Farm T-Shirt Friday
Posted in Farm T-Shirt Friday, tagged farm, Farm T-shirt, Farmers, Features on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This gives a whole new meaning to getting fresh! Farmers everywhere are thanking Fastline for posting this t-shirt… it has drastically improved their love lives! Just a reminder, getting consent before kissing someone is always a good idea. If you would like to add this week’s farm t-shirt to your schedule, it is available for [...]


