An attendee checks out the view from the driver’s seat of a John Deere S7 combine at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show on Sept. 11.  Photo: Greg Berg

What tech makes your combine tick during harvest season?

Machinery manufacturers cite their favourite options on their companies’ combines

Greg Berg with Glacier FarmMedia speaks with product specialists with Case IH, New Holland and John Deere about harvest technology features on their combines at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.






Spencer Harris , in the green shirt, speaks with attendees at the Nutrien Ag Solutions crop plots at Ag in Motion on July 16. Photo: Greg Berg

Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow

Nutrien exec shares thoughts on uptake and profitability of biological crop inputs

It was only a few years ago that interest in alternative methods such as biologicals to boost a crop’s nutrient uptake seemed to spike in popularity. But according to Spencer Harris, senior vice-president of global ag retail for Nutrien Ag Solutions, biologicals are not all that new for Nutrien — the global ag retailer has been researching biological crop inputs for nearly two decades.

MacDon shows new FD2 Plus FlexDraper at Ag in Motion

MacDon shows new FD2 Plus FlexDraper at Ag in Motion

New FlexDraper has two inches of extra flex at cutterbar

MacDon's new FD2 Plus FlexDraper was on display at the Ag in Motion 2025. It has two inches of extra flex at the cutterbar allowing it to follow the contour of the ground more efficiently to harvest more crop.