High-Tech VF Tires Improve Productivity and Efficiency on the Farm 

From high-tech software to high-flying drones, interest in agtech is exploding. According to research company Crunchbase, in both 2018 and 2019, venture capitalists invested more than $4 billion in just agtech startups alone. While flashy apps and autonomous machinery often steal the spotlight, numerous other, more understated technological advancements—like the development of VF (very-high flexion) tires—are happening right under our (tractors’) noses.

Topics: Alliance Tires, Agricultural Tires, AgTech, IF/VF Tires, Alliance AgriFlex Tires

What You Need to Know about Sprayer Tires 

Farmers ask a lot of their equipment. This is particularly true for self-propelled sprayers that are tasked with handling a variety of applications, such as pre-plant, pre-emergence, and post-emergence herbicide applications. In addition to handling multiple tasks, sprayers also must work in an array of conditions, including everything from the wet fields of spring to sun-baked summer ground. One way to ease the strain on sprayers, improve their roadability, boost field health, and maximize yields is to equip them with an application-specific set of tires.

Topics: Flotation Tires, Agricultural Tires, IF/VF Tires, Sprayer Tires

Alliance Brand Tires—Always Improving and Advantageous 

The Alliance AgriFlex+ 372 VF tire has been a perennial favorite among farmers for its high performance and long lifespan. Equipped on everything from tractors to combines to even tankers, the AgriFlex+ 372 has developed a reputation for its fantastic traction, superior load capacity, and gentle touch on sensitive soils. Despite all of this, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires decided to upgrade this popular product, put it to the test, and prove what farmers have known all along: the AgriFlex+ 372 is unrivaled in the industry.

Topics: Alliance Tires, IF/VF Tires

Ag Excellence, the Alliance AgriFlex+ 372

One strategy farmers are using to boost the productivity and efficiency of their operations (and improve their profitability) is to equip their tractors with high-tech tires such as the Alliance AgriFlex+ 372. Today’s farmers ask a lot of their tractors—one day a tractor is in the field pulling a heavy implement and another traveling at high speeds on the road to get to a field—and something as simple as selecting a versatile tire can produce a big return on investment.

Topics: Alliance Tires, Agricultural Tires, IF/VF Tires, Tractor Tires

Upgrading Farm Tires for Improved Soil Health 

It’s no secret that fields with healthy, uncompacted soil are more productive. It’s also apparent that wheel traffic is the major cause of soil compaction in most fields. According to a recent paper—“Projections of yield losses and economic costs following deep wheel‐traffic compaction during the 2019 harvest”—authored by educators from the Minnesota and North Dakota extension services, deep-soil compaction (below the depth of normal tillage) can cut corn and soybean yields by an average of 21% for the following two harvests.

Topics: Alliance Tires, Agricultural Tires, IF/VF Tires, Sprayer Tires, Tractor Tires, Alliance AgriFlex Tires