On the ride home from the 23rd annual National No-Tillage Conference held earlier this month in Cincinnati, I couldn't help but glance out the car window and visualize what small, unmanned farm equipment would look like roaming farm fields.

A product that serves as a foundation for innovative no-tillers looking to reduce compaction and enhance soil tilth has taken the top prize as the No-Till Product of the Year for 2014

When West Union, Iowa, strip-tiller Loran Steinlage built his first berms 10 years ago, he did it with an old planter stripped down to just row cleaners.

T.J. Schulte, marketing manager with Trimble Navigation, discusses the new NextSwath end of row system with implement compensation. The technology allows operators to turn at the end of a row with the touch of a button, and draws a path around the corner that steers the tractor and implement to follow the same guidance line, reducing turning time and compaction.

Selecting the right tool for a job is essential. When that tool is as important and expensive as a farm implement, the same holds true - you want to buy farm equipment that does what you want; is strong, durable, and reliable; and is generally the best value for your money.

Check out the latest planter and drill attachments from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Now is a good time to clean and look over you combine before parking for the winter, to potentially save headaches in 2015, say Ohio State University extension researchers.

It's official. H.R. 5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (aka Tax Extenders Act) retroactively expanding the Section 179 deduction limits though Dec. 31, 2014, has been enacted.

On a vote of 76-16, last night the Senate passed the Tax Extender Bill, which will extend tax breaks through Section 179 deduction limits for 2014.

The end of harvest marks a good time to implement good management practices for yield monitors including taking steps to winterize components. Yield monitors continue to increase and in most cases are standard options on today's combines with the yield-mapping data being important information for precision agriculture services offered across the agriculture industry.