When a fugitive was found hiding in a cornfield behind the Sloan Implement’s dealership in Assumption, Ill., the dealership team and a local farmer worked with law enforcement to catch the man.

Veris Technologies exhibited their iScan sensor at the 2018 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. As explained by Tyler Lund, director of sales and marketing, the iScan utilizes fixed moisture probes for accurate irrigation scheduling and records data on soil texture and organic matter to assists planting decisions.

Unveiled as their cornerstone display, Precision Planting showcased their toolbar retrofit option to customers with a 12-row, 2600 Kinze Planter from the 90’s, equipped with Precision Planting’s latest row units on the original toolbar.

Jared Roberts, vice president of sales for Legion Bio Chem, talks about the new fertilizer and biologicals company just launched at the Farm Progress Show and offers details on their biologicals lineup.

Meade McDonald, product marketing lead for insecticides at Syngenta, talks about how the new formulation of Force 6.5G insecticide allows corn growers to get across nearly twice the acres as the old formulation and where no-tillers might find the best payoff with using a granular corn insecticide.

Kevin Bodensteiner of Verdesian Life Sciences gives details into the launch of new MicroSync granular micronutrients, including a new manufacturing process called Nutripaction that offers an even spread of micronutrients across fields.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, "Precision vs. Accuracy: Understanding the Difference for Effective Nutrient Application," University of Kentucky associate professor and soil management specialist Josh McGrath discusses ongoing research into variable-rate technology and the optimal conditions for creating fertility prescriptions for maximum plant response.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the month of August.