Glacier FarmMedia – Does autonomous equipment improve the farm’s overall profit picture? Agco says it has demonstrated exactly that during initial field trials of its Outrun retrofit autonomy kit, which it introduced to the farm media near Salina, Kansas in late June. “What we’re providing is a kit that takes a tractor and allows it […] Read more
Can autonomous systems cut costs on the farm?
Agco claims its prototype Outrun system has shown ROI benefits
John Deere launches T6 800 combine
The updated Class 7 straw walker model is designed to replace the conventional T670 and will begin production this fall
After New Holland introduced the rotary combine concept with its first TR model in the 1970s, that threshing system came to dominate the market in North America. Though it may seem like the conventional straw walker combine has faded into obscurity, it hasn’t. Many brands offer at least one model of that style. John Deere […] Read more
Prices soften in used farm equipment market
Combines are one of the hardest hit equipment types as buyers have become much more selective
Ag equipment buyers were willing to take almost anything they could get their hands on when the COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered manufacturers’ ability to deliver new machines to customers. That, combined with strong farm commodity prices adding to demand, raised the price of used equipment. Now that manufacturing has returned to normal and commodity prices […] Read more
New Holland loads up on wheel loaders
More models of light articulating loaders are designed to appeal to farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – New Holland has added three models to its line of light articulated wheel loaders, bringing the total to five. “We originally had the W50 and W80,” says New Holland Construction product marketing manager Daniel Kakareka. “To meet customer demands, we launched additional models and configurations to target a couple more audience areas […] Read more
Law to prevent machinery lockouts stalled in Senate
Federal budget outlines plans for consultations on equipment interoperability and the right to repair machinery
Canadian short-line agriculture equipment manufacturers raised the alarm recently when manufacturers of major brands locked the onboard digital systems on selected machines. The move effectively prevents short-line manufacturers from connecting their attachments to those machines, which locks them out of the market. It has particularly affected Canadian short-line manufacturers who build combine and swather headers. […] Read more
Rite Way and Morris to operate under new parent company
Farmers may soon begin seeing new names appearing on the sides of implements made by Rite Way Manufacturing and Morris Equipment as the two brands begin operating under parent company Superior Farms Equipment Ltd.
JCB updates designed for agriculture
Hydrostatic-powershift transmission among latest from JCB
Glacier FarmMedia – A few machines have been introduced in recent years that take jobs away from the typical loader tractor. England-based JCB has some of them. The brand showed three machines at the Commodity Classic Farm Show in Texas in February with the latest round of updates. Most notably for the 2024 model year […] Read more
GPS signal outage planned
Glacier FarmMedia– If the GPS system in use on your farm relies on a Wide Area Augmentation System signal, be aware of a planned outage that will occur in the middle of spring planting this year. The United States Federal Aviation Administration, which administers the civilian-use GPS network, plans to switch WAAS GEO 6 (S15 […] Read more
Nominations open for international Women in Ag Award
Do you know a woman working in agriculture that has made an outstanding contribution to the industry? If so, a nomination to receive an international “Women in Ag Award” may be in order.
New 5670 Series planters marketed by Kinze
New models and digital agreement for data integration signed with John Deere
Iowa-based Kinze Manufacturing in January announced the debut of its model 5670 line of pivot-fold, split-row planters, which it says offers more convenience and easy serviceability. The planters are available in 12/23-row and 16/31-row configurations that will work on both 15- and 30-inch row spacings. The pivot fold gives them a narrow width for road […] Read more
