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The worlds of reality TV and farming meet in this season of The Bachelor

”Prince Farming” is from Arlington, Iowa

By Diego Flammini, Farms.com

Chris Soules - Price of FarmingThe two very different worlds, reality TV and that of agriculture and farming are mingling while this season of The Bachelor is on television sets across North America.

Chris Soules, or “Prince Farming” as he’s more affectionately known, is a farmer from Arlington, Iowa. Before becoming the bachelor, he participated as a contestant on The Bachelorette.

The 32 year old holds degrees in Agricultural Studies and Agronomy from Iowa State University and is currently the Farmland Investment Specialist at Summit Farms, and also works his own farm, Soules Farms.

Summit Farms is located in Alden, Iowa and is involved in crop, pork, and beef production, including the Summit Charloais, their “crown jewel” of their cattle operations.


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Autonomous tractor in catch crop cultivation

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The autonomous tractor from the “Combined Powers” joint project between LEMKEN and KRONE is entering its 3rd generation. The project focuses on the development of an autonomous tractor unit for various field processes (catch crop incorporation, deep tillage, mechanical weed control or grassland processes such as mowing, turning and swathing).

The specialists in arable farming and grassland combine their experience to autonomously map the tasks of the farmer and thus counteract the labor shortage. The biggest innovation in this generation of the autonomous tractor, the so-called “Verfahrenstechnische Einheit VTE (process engineering unit)”, is the additional mounting space in the front area. This allows a weight, a mower or a front packer to be attached as required.

The video shows the autonomous tractor in combination with the Heliodor 9 compact disc harrow with a working width of 6 meters during catch crop incorporation.