DECATUR, Illinois — Tight farmer spending hasn’t slowed the delivery of new technology for agriculture, which was in abundance at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois.
Nearly a section of land was taken up with 300 acres of machinery field demonstrations and 90 acres of booths and displays for about 50,000 farmers and other industry folks who attended the three day event. Six hundred exhibitors were also on site.
Highlights of the show included a new mid-sized tractor line from Case IH that aimed at the livestock and forage industry, but large enough for field duty.
The Optum, a MFWD tractor with two models, 270 and 300 horsepower, offered only with a CVT and ISOBUS 3 compatibility that lets the implements direct the tractor.
