Equipment

Dan's Stretch Acres

Dan's Stretch Acres

Dan is maximizing a 40 acre field to supply feed for his cow-calve operation and then finish the field with a corn crop. Today he is cutting a rye blend and making room to plant corn in a few days.

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How'd the XPR2 concaves do against the OEM? Kevin shares his data

How'd the XPR2 concaves do against the OEM? Kevin shares his data

The XtremeAg team put the Estes XPR2 Concaves to the test this season. The results were pretty impressive across the board. Kevin shares the comparison results for Barley, Wheat, Corn and Soybeans versus the standard OEM on his S680.

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Important StarFire™ Update

Important StarFire™ Update

Chad is joined by TriGreen Equipment's Shannon Norwood to discuss an important update to the John Deere StarFire™ system. A mandatory update to the 6000 and 3000 systems will be needed beginning February 1, 2021, to avoid service interruption.

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2020 Member Webinar

2020 Member Webinar

It's the XtremeAg.farm member webinar where the team unveils results from various trials, discusses key learnings and insights from the 2020 season. Topics discussed include, foliar and starter fertilizer trials, population research, soybean desiccation, late season nitrogen applications, seed selection, tillage, fungicide, biologicals, boron, sulfur, fertility, and much more.

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Picking Up Downed Corn With the Geringhoff 15-Inch Corn Head

Picking Up Downed Corn With the Geringhoff 15-Inch Corn Head

Kelly takes the Geringhoff 15-inch corn head to the scene of the derecho crime to see if it performs as promised. He's not winning any races running at 1.2 mph, but if it helps him get the most out of this downed corn then it is well worth it.

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A 15 Inch Corn Head For The Derecho Devastation

A 15 Inch Corn Head For The Derecho Devastation

Kelly Garrett saved the worst for last this harvest season but now he is about to face the devastation caused by the derecho in August as he prepares to combine the acres of corn that were flattened by the high winds and hail that came with the freak storm.

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Chad Picks Up A Full Day in Harvest Efficiency with the XPR2 Concaves

Chad Picks Up A Full Day in Harvest Efficiency with the XPR2 Concaves

Chad Henderson farms a lot of land in north Alabama and Georgia. So if he can run at the same speeds with a 16 row head that he can with his 12-row, then that means he will get back home a lot faster. Chad ran some tests on the XPR2 concaves and he shares the results.

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The Cost of High Yield Corn on Soybeans

The Cost of High Yield Corn on Soybeans

Kelly has been focusing on driving higher corn yields every year and it has paid off in both ROI and 4 straight NCGA Iowa yield titles. But, unforeseen was the effect his higher yields and no-till operation would have on soybean emergence the following spring.

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Leave Nothing on the Field

Leave Nothing on the Field

In sports they tell you to leave it all on the field. In farming the goal is to leave nothing on the field. Kelly's field was hit hard by the derecho earlier this summer and final yield totals suffered greatly as a result.

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