Battery disconnect switches, aka “kill switches,” discourage machinery theft and reduce problems with batteries being drawn down during storage. There are two approaches to installing a battery disconnect. Electrical experts say either way is valid, and point out advantages/disadvantages to each approach.

Read about the University of Illinois study evaluating robotic weeders in row crops; John Deere and Mississippi State University's partnership on autonomous technology; and the three ag innovations named Time Magazine “Best Inventions of 2024.”

The case was discovered on a backyard farm in Oregon that includes a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine.

What do farmers, tractors, corn, veterinarians and combines have in common? They are the clever costumes that rose to the top in the contest.