Things to do when away from the Louisville Farm Machinery Show
While there's plenty to see and do at the National Farm Machinery Show next week, the Louisville area is great for tourism, as well. Here's a taste of a few fun things to visit around the area:
Remote-controlled mowers cut down on driver rollover injuries
The dangers of tractor rollovers will never go away. But one company allows farmers and landscapers the opportunity to attack steep terrains easily and from a safe distance.
54th National Farm Machinery Show launches on Wednesday
The same exhibitors may return, but they bring cutting-edge technology to wow more than 300,000 visitors to the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) each year.
If the number of drift complaints in Indiana doesn’t decrease in 2019, the state could make changes to dicamba regulation for 2020, an official with the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) said last month.
Ohio Cattlemen celebrates an outstanding year with awards
Ohio beef producers and industry leaders met to develop policy, learn about consumer preferences and beef demand and to celebrate the many achievements of cattlemen at the Ohio Cattlemen’s Assoc. (OCA) Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet Jan. 12, at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center.
What began as UK electricity demo evolved into the NFMS
The National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) offers the most complete selection of cutting-edge agricultural products, equipment and services in the farming industry. Today it covers more than 1.3 million square feet of indoor exhibit space with more than 850 agricultural displays. Highlighted is every major line of farming equipment under one roof, attracting 300,000 people to this four-day event.
Group working to establish compatibility of equipment
Farm equipment manufacturers are trying to create global hardware standards that will allow agricultural machinery from different companies to work together more easily.
Interest growing in hemp, but farmer urges proceeding slow
Many U.S. farmers may soon have a new option for diversification. With passage of the 2018 farm bill, hemp production is being revived after 80-plus years of prohibition.
