Since the founding of the multigenerational Crave Brothers Farm in Waterloo, Wis., in 1980, they’ve adopted sustainable farming practices, added a cheese factory to increase the value of their milk, and operate a manure digester that generates enough electricity to power their operation and 300 neighboring homes, making them a carbon-negative company.

Lessiter Media, publishers of Precision Farming Dealer and Farm Equipment, has announced the launch of new website and event dedicated to providing farmers and ag equipment dealers with practical tips and information on managing cover crops to improve soil health, protect the environment and enhance on-farm profitability.

Tom Broeren readily admits he's a coward when confronting residue on corn fields going back to corn on his 1,100 acres near Walnut, Ill.

InterSeeder Technologies, a new company affiliated with Penn State University, has launched commercial sales of InterSeeder, a multipurpose machine that simultaneously plants three rows of cover crops while spraying post-emergent herbicide and nitrogen fertilizer in single passes between four or six rows of knee-high corn.

When Bill Rohloff stepped boldly into adopting precision equipment 2 years ago, the transition was a relatively smooth one.

An early adopter of precision farming practices, Roger Wenning remembers using his Massey Ferguson combine in the 1980s to weigh grain as it offloaded and then tracked yield patterns with an early monitor.