Glacier FarmMedia – This year, any farmer expecting a new tractor in time for spring planting knows they shouldn’t hold their breath. It may or may not arrive on time. Problems including staff shortages, transportation bottlenecks, a shortage of components — all a result of COVID-19 in one way or another — have hit ag […] Read more
Used farm equipment sees big demand
There’s something very new — and unsettling — about this year’s used equipment market
Agrifac to offer green-on-green spray technology in 2022
Exxact Robotics’ 3S system will debut on Agrifac sprayer and has been in development for five years
Glacier FarmMedia – Advanced spot-spraying technology has become the hottest topic in application equipment recently, with numerous announcements from brands offering green-on-brown systems or talking about future green-on-green capability. Green-on-green refers to the ability of a sophisticated artificial intelligence-based software system to identify unwanted weeds in green, growing crops and spot spray them. Green-on-brown identifies […] Read more
AGCO debuts 5S and 8S Massey Ferguson tractors
Utility and high-horsepower models based on new designs
Glacier FarmMedia – Producers in the market for a new tractor now have additional models to consider. AGCO’s Massey Ferguson brand is introducing the 5S and larger 8S series, with all-new designs that incorporate a range of new features. The 5S series will offer three models from 115 to 145 horsepower. The line made its […] Read more
Green-on-green spray technology puts weed control on near horizon
In-crop selective spraying technology is showing promise
Glacier FarmMedia – In 2021, both John Deere and AGCO announced they were developing selective spraying technologies. Deere introduced its See and Spray Select as an option on model year 2022 400 and 600 series sprayers. That system is capable of identifying weeds in fallow fields and selectively spraying them. It’s what the industry now […] Read more
Versatile updates its high-horsepower tractor lineup
New models have more power
Glacier FarmMedia – Last summer, Canadian-based Versatile announced it had rejigged its high-horsepower tractor lineup for the 2022 model year. New model designations will debut with their respective engine ratings matching the new model numbers, except for the new, more powerful flagship 620, which offers slightly less at 616. The previous seven-model line of wheeled, […] Read more
New Holland debuts redesigned T7 HD tractors
An all-new cab and enhanced digital features offered in 14 models
Glacier FarmMedia – In a press event streamed live online from Europe last year, senior executives from New Holland announced the introduction of the new, 14-model line of T7 Heavy Duty series tractors, which join New Holland’s larger T8 and T9 series tractors by coming from the factory with the brand’s digital Precision Land Management […] Read more
Case IH upgrades planter control, widens dry applicator boom
Increased availability of ISOBUS makes it easier for farm implements to communicate
Glacier FarmMedia – The prevalence of ISOBUS implement control compatibility has grown significantly in the past decade. ISOBUS is a standardized digital format that allows tractors and implements of different brands to communicate with each other. Now most major brands have included at least some measure of that in their systems. This summer, Case IH […] Read more
Massey adds the RB 4160P Protec to its RB baler series
One-pass baling and wrapping improves feed quality: AGCO
Glacier FarmMedia – AGCO has added the RB 4160P Protec combination baler and wrapper to its Massey Ferguson line of equipment. The unit combines all the features found on the Massey RB series silage balers, which debuted in 2018, with an integrated bale-wrapping unit that allows producers to harvest and ensile high-moisture forages in one […] Read more
New hay mergers released by Kuhn
The 01 series models are available in working widths up to 42 feet
Glacier FarmMedia – Packing as much material as possible into a baler in the shortest amount of time helps maximize the feed quality of bales that come out the back end. When balers pound away at hay inside their chambers, leaf material is lost and that is the best part of the feed. Merging swaths […] Read more
Can-Am releases new side-by-sides
Better performance and more hauling and towing capacity promised for 2021 Commanders
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been 10 years since BRP’s Can-Am brand first introduced its side-by-side Commander models in 2010. Now, the company has given them a major redesign for 2021. BRP claims the revamp not only enhanced the Commanders’ performance but made them more versatile as well. “The 2021 Can-Am Commander is our most versatile […] Read more
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