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This Lemken concept autonomous unit is much larger than most that have been developed. Photo: John Greig
Machinery

5 lessons learned at Agritechnica

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I spent five days at Agritechnica 2023 and here are five things I learned. It’s a challenge sometimes to pull out the strong European policy influence on exhibitors and farmers at this show, but there are lessons for Canadian farmers, and the technology created to manage European problems in some cases will make economic sense […] Read more
Photo: John Greig
Machinery

Agritechnica wrap-up: New combines, tractors and industry trends

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Agritechnica is the world’s largest agriculture machinery show, drawing more than 400,000 people from around the world to Hannover, Germany. Glacier FarmMedia Senior Technology Editor John Greig was there and summarized the major product launches and some of the ag-tech industry trends he observed. – John Greig is a senior editor with Glacier FarmMedia. Watch for much […] Read more
A historical photo of a plaque commemorating the dedication of the Massey-Ferguson combine plant.
Machinery

A look back at a Massey Ferguson milestone

The company built a new assembly plant designed for a new line of combines

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Glacier FarmMedia – “Get up to date or go out of business.” That quote appeared in one of the many official press releases Massey Ferguson’s public-relations people handed out on June 9, 1964. That was the day of the grand opening for the company’s Brantford, Ont., combine plant. After the farm machinery sector weathered tough […] Read more
Screengrab from a CNH promotional video of its Magnum tractor assembly plant at Racine, Wisconsin. (CNH video)
Business, Machinery

Profits up at agriculture equipment makers

Higher sales and profit margins boost the balance sheets of major agricultural implement makers

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As the height of the pandemic fades, COVID-induced problems for the big farm equipment brands are starting to ease. Their sales numbers have seen a post-pandemic jump. Sales of utility and compact utility tractors have declined sharply from an artificial high, which was attributed to acreage owners stuck at home during the pandemic and spending […] Read more
Titan tire has introduced an R-2 LSW tire that improves traction in wet field conditions.
Machinery

New agriculture tire designs introduced

BKT and Titan debut new specialty agriculture tires

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Glacier FarmMedia – Tires are one component on agriculture equipment that has significantly evolved in recent years. Bias ply tires once dominated the agriculture equipment sector just as they did the automotive one. But for the most part, radials have since bumped those off the radar, and the VF (very high flexion) version of agriculture […] Read more
The Farmall name was originally meant to reflect the ability of the tractor to handle all farm tasks, which not all tractors could do in 1923 when the brand was launched.
Machinery

Case IH celebrates 100 years of the Farmall tractor

Heritage brand name celebrates a major anniversary with planned events

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Glacier FarmMedia – Anyone who grew up on a farm or spent summers at a grandparents’ or uncle’s farm likely has a fond memory of a particular tractor brand. Tapping into those fond memories can be a useful marketing tool for manufacturers. That has led nearly all of them to occasionally resurrect a brand name or […] Read more
Regular irrigation tires push soil away from the footprint, creating trenches up to 14 inches deep in side-by-side field testing. The Swift wheel pulls soil into the centre of the footprint, leaving only a one-inch scratch on the surface.
Machinery

Skateboard wheel next innovation

The Swift wheel is a replacement for conventional irrigation tires

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Glacier FarmMedia – How might revolutionary skateboard wheels relate to farm tires? If Shark Wheel has its way, skateboard tire technology will grow to become big tractor tires. Machine power converts to productivity where rubber meets soil. Technology of that crucial contact point has changed little in the three decades since rubber tracks made the […] Read more
A Horsch Maestro 31-foot planter rolls into a field. Lack of proper maintenance, adjustment and calibration are more often the root of problems than complex agronomic or computer issues.
Machinery

Poor machinery maintenance defeats good tech

Most profit-killing problems that plague high-tech planters can be traced to simple, easily addressed mechanical issues

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Glacier FarmMedia – Running new fancy planters is fun. Working on dirty, used ones is less fun. But huge problems can be avoided if farmers take time to ensure their equipment is set up the way it’s supposed to be. “If we don’t do good maintenance, it’s going to defeat that technology,” said Dustin Weinkauf […] Read more
Andy Pasztor launched his AndyClean High Performance Cleaner a year ago.
Machinery, News

AndyClean expands distribution through John Deere parts network

Farmer-owned equipment soap is now available at any location in North America

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Nearly one year after Norfolk County farmer Andy Pasztor launched AndyClean High Performance Cleaner, product popularity has grown and it is now available exclusively through the John Deere parts network. Marketed with the tagline “Good Clean Fun,” the apple-scented soap can be purchased in one-gallon or five-gallon quantities at any dealer location in Canada and […] Read more
Decades after its debut, the Big Bud still attracts a crowd at farm shows. At 1,100 h.p. this Williams Brothers owned 16v-747 was largest ever made and spends its winters outside Big Equipment in Havre, Montana.
Machinery

Big Bud tractor designed for easy repair

The new machine has a 1.5-inch thick frame, C-18 engine with a horsepower range from 640 to 750 and CAT 988 HD axles

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Glacier FarmMedia – Big Bud tractors will roll off a production line this year for the first time since 1991. “We’re going back and building a new run of tractors again. Our primary reason is we think that there’s only a few major (tractor manufacturers) left in the industry, and they’re making it difficult for […] Read more

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