Reuters — Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, on Tuesday said it will build driverless electric tractors for California-based Monarch Tractor at its Lordstown, Ohio facility starting in early 2023. The announcement comes as heavy machinery manufacturers, including Deere and Agco, set their sights on the electric vehicle market as the U.S. agriculture […] Read more
Machinery
Foxconn to build autonomous electric tractors in Ohio
Tech firm to make units for U.S.-based Monarch
Precision field logistics
Succeeding with autonomous machinery in row crops requires focus on getting inputs and equipment to the field at the moment it’s needed
Logistics carry the day, not tactics – or so goes the military adage. However true on the battlefield, the saying also has resonance in crop production. It holds true for autonomous field implements, just as it has for analog equipment, though tech developers don’t always get the message right away. Why it matters: Field robots […] Read more
Claas re-defines Class 7 combine
Technology and comfort added to mid-sized combine class
Glacier FarmMedia – As combines evolved in the past three decades, Class 7 combines seemed to be left in the dust. There were still new machines being built, but most Class 7 technology in use today was developed in the late 1970s, according to Claas combine manager Greg Frenzel. He said the new Trion 740 […] Read more
Kubota adds to its legacy L series
Compact utility tractor line expands with new models
Glacier FarmMedia – We’ve talked in recent years about the top end of Kubota’s tractor offerings as the brand has added new and more powerful models. Those new higher-horsepower tractors, along with expanded implement lines, have been a high-profile part of the company’s widely known desire to become a significant player in the mainstream agricultural […] Read more
Three common soil compaction mistakes
Avoid these missteps to keep compaction from getting worse
Glacier FarmMedia – With the advent of mechanized agriculture, farms became a great deal more productive than they were in times past. However, the large machines that ply farmers’ fields today can be hard on the soil and cause issues with compaction. Why it matters: Soil compaction can be a serious form of soil degradation resulting […] Read more
Deere & Co mower production to move from Iowa to Mexico plant
Mexico City | Reuters – U.S. farm equipment maker Deere & Co DE.N will be moving production of mower conditioners, which are tractor attachments with rolling discs to cut and crush hay, from a factory in Ottumwa, Iowa, to an existing plant in Mexico over the next 18 months, the company said. The company told Reuters late […] Read more
CNH Industrial beats profit estimates, confirms outlook despite recession fears
Milan | Reuters – Agricultural and construction machine maker CNH Industrial CNHI.MI beat estimates on Friday with a 14 percent rise in industrial operating profit in the second quarter and confirmed its full year outlook despite bracing for a global recession. “Whether we face a global recession in 2023 is up for debate, but we […] Read more
Claas Terra Trac technology fully suspended
Axion 900 TT offers better flotation, added traction and less compaction
Glacier FarmMedia – Claas’s new Axion 900 TT introduces Terra Trac to mid-size tractors. It’s the world’s first fully suspended half-track, with suspended tracks at the rear and suspended flotation tires at the front. The elongated rubber rear tracks differ from the design of some other tractors that sport rear tracks and front tires. The […] Read more
Deere launches See and Spray Ultimate
Green-on-green sprayer system now available for some crops
Glacier FarmMedia – In early 2021, John Deere introduced its See and Spray Select system on sprayers. It enabled sprayers to spot spray weeds in a fallow field, offering considerable savings on herbicide use. However, that kind of green-on-brown technology has limited use in no-till cropping systems. When the feature was launched, the brand made […] Read more
Farmers, exhibitors hail Ag in Motion’s in-person return
Ag ministers check out event on Day 2
Attendance numbers at the first live Ag in Motion in three years are an indication that demand for outdoor farm shows is as high as ever, show director Rob O’Connor says. O’Connor said he wasn’t sure what to expect after momentum building during the show’s first five years was quashed when the COVID-19 pandemic response […] Read more
