The '24 Iowa Harvest thread

[ISUAgronomist]

 

[NWICY]

Are commodity prices still in the crapper?

Yes

 

[Kinch]

Corn picking day for the Red Rock threshers on a 12 acre field outside of Pella. Lots of one row or two row pickers, wagons, shellers, etc. no yield monitors, gps, or self driving tractors.

 

[Turn2]

Caught 250 miles of Iowa roadside today, mostly west. Most beans are gone and LOTS of combines running through corn. No pics though, 'cuz I couldn't top this.

 

[Turn2]

No doubt some folks are wrapped or on their last passes.

 

[CyTuT]

Non-farm guy, here. What’s in tractor’s cab as far as equipment? Do you have anything special that most don’t have? Just moved her from 30 years in Minneapolis and I love all aspects of Iowa life and farming1

 

[NWICY]

Non-farm guy, here. What’s in tractor’s cab as far as equipment? Do you have anything special that most don’t have? Just moved her from 30 years in Minneapolis and I love all aspects of Iowa life and farming1

The newer stuff will have auto steering, implement 1 touch push the button to raise and lower etc. Then there will be a monitor that tracks your progress across the fields that will show all kinds of planting /field work information. Next time farm progress is in Boone take a trip up and wander around for the day you'll see the latest and greatest and there is usually stuff you can test drive if you're willing to wait in line.

 

[swiacy]

Non-farm guy, here. What’s in tractor’s cab as far as equipment? Do you have anything special that most don’t have? Just moved her from 30 years in Minneapolis and I love all aspects of Iowa life and farming1

Kinda like sitting in the pilot’s seat of an airplane but with more monitors to watch. As suggested, go to the FPS in Boone and walk thru the tech building, it’s mind blowing. The problem with technology in ag is that there is an unlimited amount of products available but the ROI is limited. Musk evidently luring tech engineers from John Deere since we’ve been operating auto guide along with syncing equipment for years. New Big Thing is sprayers that identify and spray individual weeds while moving at normal speeds thru the field. Greatly reduces chemical usage (pleases environmentalists) & chemical cost (pleases farmers but not chemical companies). 15 years ago a JD salesman told me there was more software in my combine than the original space shuttle which may have been BS but I tend to believe it. But to answer your basic question, it would take a long time to fully explain what tech is in a cab.

 

[cy90]

Non-farm guy, here. What’s in tractor’s cab as far as equipment? Do you have anything special that most don’t have? Just moved her from 30 years in Minneapolis and I love all aspects of Iowa life and farming1

I like the fridge. Didn’t think it would be a big deal but once you get used to it it sucks when I get in a tractor without one If I’m going to be in it all day.

 

[cowboycurtis]

Here’s a couple more pics. I don’t remember an easier harvest or a more picturesque one. Yields were great!

 

[wxman1]

Kinda like sitting in the pilot’s seat of an airplane but with more monitors to watch. As suggested, go to the FPS in Boone and walk thru the tech building, it’s mind blowing. The problem with technology in ag is that there is an unlimited amount of products available but the ROI is limited. Musk evidently luring tech engineers from John Deere since we’ve been operating auto guide along with syncing equipment for years. New Big Thing is sprayers that identify and spray individual weeds while moving at normal speeds thru the field. Greatly reduces chemical usage (pleases environmentalists) & chemical cost (pleases farmers but not chemical companies). 15 years ago a JD salesman told me there was more software in my combine than the original space shuttle which may have been BS but I tend to believe it. But to answer your basic question, it would take a long time to fully explain what tech is in a cab.

The G7 would like a word