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Science has been playing a bigger role in the global demand for food. Scientists and geneticists are working hard to develop crops that are stronger, healthier and produce higher yields.
“Stubble damage is a huge issue with farm tires,” said Tom Rodgers, director of sales and marketing, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC. “Genetics are improving on all these crops, along with stock quality and standability. There are bigger stalks that hold up bigger ears of corn and that is really impacting tires. When a crop is cut low by the combines, that stubble provides a pretty stiff, piercing stalk that does a good job of deteriorating the tread of the tire.”
Gradual stubble erosion over time is one crop hazard farmers have to worry about. But thanks to genetics and new, tougher crops, another concern today is punctures.
“These stalks can puncture tractor tires,” said Rodgers. “I’ve seen pictures of cornstalks going all the way through a tractor tire. The stalks are that durable. It’s because of the genetics and the seed, where you’re trying to get bigger yields and it just builds a better stalk.”
Rodgers said that a greater emphasis is being placed on educating farm tire dealers about the hazards of stubble erosion and stalk punctures. There are also new products being developed to tackle the problem.

Agriculture Tires

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