Glacier FarmMedia – Anyone who has spent days working in a commercial mechanical shop will almost certainly have used the first aid kit to bandage a cut — or worse. And more than a few have made an occasional trip to the emergency ward. A farm workshop is even more likely to be the scene […] Read more
Designing a safe, functional farm workshop
Creating an efficient and safe workshop means considering factors such as air handling, slip hazards, and children’s safety
‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag
Saskatchewan equipment manufacturers receive government funding aimed at finding more workers
A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.
New PTx brand a blend of precision farming systems
Joint AGCO - Trimble venture combines digital technologies for both retrofit and OEM applications
As of early April there’s a new name on the precision farming landscape: PTx. It includes a joint AGCO – Trimble venture that will take over Trimble’s existing agricultural products line as well as AGCO’s JCA Technologies business under the newly-named PTx Trimble brand. AGCO has acquired an 85 per cent share in the JV, […] Read more
John Deere reaches for fully autonomous fleet by 2030
Company targets autonomous operations for every job required to grow a corn or soy crop, from tillage to harvest
Glacier FarmMedia – As John Deere unveiled its 2025 model year product line in late February, it brought the company one year closer to a significant date: 2030. That is when the brand has promised to offer a complete fleet of autonomous equipment, able to handle a full farming season from seeding to harvest with […] Read more
John Deere reveals new 9RX tractors, S7 combines
Bigger tractors, new combines and air carts debut for 2025 model year
Glacier FarmMedia – John Deere is taking the lead in the tractor horsepower race. It is introducing the most powerful four-wheel drive production agriculture tractor ever built, surpassing Case IH’s 715 horsepower Steiger, which debuted this past fall and briefly held the record. With three new 9RX models, the 9RX 710, 9RX 770 and 9RX 830 that […] Read more
Case IH updates Magnum tractor line
Company plans include more horsepower, new transmission and technology bundles for the 2025 model year
Case IH unveiled its 2025 model year Magnum tractor line at the Commodity Classic farm show in the United States in late February. In keeping with the industry trend of horsepower creep, these tractors also saw a few more ponies stabled under their hoods. “The 380 and the 400 both get five additional horsepower,” said […] Read more
Kubota debuts a concept robotic tractor
Autonomous unit has a four-hour run time, six-minute charge time and is comparable to a 100-horsepower tractor
Glacier FarmMedia – Automotive and agricultural equipment brands have been looking to the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show to debut new digital and robotic technologies as those features proliferate. This year Kubota chose that event to unveil its New Agri Concept fully autonomous tractor. Autonomous machines and data utilization are key elements in the brand’s Smart Agriculture […] Read more
Equipment manufacturers focus on technology
Major implement companies face high-tech future as they wrestle with automation, autonomy and precision agriculture
Glacier FarmMedia – Images of autonomous machines working on their own in fields can easily grab the attention of early-adopter producers, especially those facing a labour crunch. They also make impressive headlines and brand announcements. But even though several concept, prototype and even a few production machines have appeared on the scene, nearly all producers […] Read more
Titan rolls out more tire size choices
The brand expands its AgraEDGE R-1W product line
Glacier FarmMedia – Tire manufacturer Titan has expanded its newest line of R-1W tires called the AgraEDGE. It will now produce sizes ranging from 320/85R24 for tractors all the way to 800/70R38 for flotation applications. The company says the AgraEDGE line now covers the majority of the most in-demand sizes for MFWD tractors, as well as larger […] Read more
Case IH introduces AF11 combine
Company enters the dual-rotor club and Class 10-Plus segment with a platform that has 775 peak horsepower
Glacier FarmMedia – On the heels of the introduction of the CR11 combine from New Holland at the Agritechnica machinery show in Germany in November, sister brand Case IH has introduced its version of that Class 10-Plus combine, the AF11. This red giant with a 567-bushel grain hopper made its first public appearance at the National Farm Machinery […] Read more
