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Slideshow: Here’s an eclectic look at new tools for a range of chores around the farm, from shop to field.

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Tracking through a few hundred thousand square feet of show space, a photographer can get bleary-eyed seeing so many new and interesting tools. In this slideshow, Farm Progress has rounded up a diverse mix of products as editors worked their way through the group of tools they found at the show.

This time out clicking though this series, you’ll find plenty of ideas for shop and field, perhaps some tire technology — and even a big earth-moving machine. Consider this more a catalog of what Farm Progress found that a well-honed subject matter area, because sometimes new products just don’t fit in one category.

Check out the dozen products Farm Progress editors have found for you, and enjoy. There are solutions here for a range of uses.

About the Author(s)

Austin Keating

Associate Editor, Prairie Farmer

Austin Keating is the newest addition to the Farm Progress editorial team working as an associate editor for Prairie Farmer magazine. Austin was born and raised in Mattoon and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in journalism. Following graduation in 2016, he worked as a science writer and videographer for the university’s supercomputing center. In June 2018, Austin obtained a master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where he was the campus correspondent for Planet Forward and a Comer scholar.

Austin is passionate about distilling agricultural science as a service for readers and creating engaging content for viewers. During his time at UI, he won two best feature story awards from the student organization JAMS — Journalism Advertising and Media Students — as well as a best news story award.

Austin lives in Charleston. He can sometimes be found at his family’s restaurant the Alamo Steakhouse and Saloon in Mattoon, or on the Embarrass River kayaking. Austin is also a 3D printing and modeling hobbyist.

Willie Vogt

Willie Vogt has been covering agricultural technology for more than 40 years, with most of that time as editorial director for Farm Progress. He is passionate about helping farmers better understand how technology can help them succeed, when appropriately applied.

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