A new prototype for farmers fuses a commercially available combine with a custom-made grain tank, creating an articulated harvester that can carry grain in bulk. The mission and design of the ...

AMES, Iowa — Three Nebraska farmer-inventors have developed equipment to harvest corn cobs and other biomass that will be sought for cellulosic ethanol production. The inventions were described at ...

Three Amish men, sitting in a small office at the Gordonville Fire Company, hold separate conversations with three Plain Sect farmers. Sheets and sheets of white paper -- each covered with names and ...

Mike Van Driesten and his wife Brittany operate Van Driesten Harvesting. “Our journey began with just one combine and one truck,” according to their website. What started as a small operation has ...

“Two rows at a time, slow and dirty” is how Chad Coleman describes his corn harvest. He’s surrounded by crunching, brittle corn plants, dust, parts of shredded stalks and leaves, and a deafening noise ...

JOHNSTOWN, N.D. — After weeks of waiting, Tim Nelson was in the driver’s seat of his combine Tuesday steering the John Deere 9770 through a corn field. Rain, snow and a combination of both during ...