Miscellaneous Agriculture

John Deere Brings the Farm Home With New Minecraft World →

John Deere is bringing the farm to young game enthusiasts with the latest version of FarmCraft, a Minecraft experience. Created by Blockworks, in collaboration with John Deere, the Minecraft experience gives players an introduction to modern agriculture through the virtual use of machines, processes and decisions that go into farming today. The FarmCraft experience, within Minecraft, is intended to educate young people on the importance of agriculture using a familiar, interactive platform. Click for more...

Messick Farm Equipment Breaking Ground On New Facility in Mount Joy, Pa. →

Messick Farm Equipment has broken ground on a new facility that will serve as its primary location in Mount Joy, Pa. After decades of growth and multiple expansion projects in Elizabethtown, the decision was made to move the Elizabethtown location to Mount Joy. The new facility will have additional indoor and outdoor space for the sales, parts and service departments and has the capacity to allow for growth into the future. Click for more...

With Help From Michigan AgrAbility, Area Loggers Overcome Injuries →

For Duane Berg, owner and founder of Berg Logging in Gladstone, Mich., business was booming in 2010 — right up until he fell off a roof. "I got injured in November 2010. Besides [being] a logger, I was a construction worker, and I was helping one of my friends do a job," Berg said. Berg's T10 vertebra was severely injured in the fall, leaving him paralyzed from his waist down. This created a vicious circle: he was forced to run his business remotely, which led to production difficulties. Click for more...

Trimble, VayaVision Alliance Moves Toward More Automation →

When a company has been involved in a range of ag technology systems that have advanced guidance, control, and record-keeping — where next? For Trimble, it's a new alliance to help advance technology in machine perception. "One of the things that is quite important is awareness of what is happening around us when operating a machine," said Guillermo Perez-Iturbe, marketing director, agriculture, Trimble. Click for more...

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