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Redekop manufactures a harvest seed control unit that crushes weed seeds before they exit the combine. Sales are picking up in North America, but many growers want more data on the economic and agronomic benefits of the seed mills.
Machinery

Weed seed destructors gain ground among producers

Attaching a hammer mill to a combine is catching on in Australia, but North American farmers have been more cautious

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Glacier FarmMedia – Nine hundred to 1,000 new combines are sold every year in Australia, according to the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia. Of those new combines, 25 to 30 per cent are equipped with weed seed destructors. “It’s taken off to the level where … there’s a few hundred being sold (with seed […] Read more
Combines, large tractors and implements are expected to see sales growth.
Machinery, News

Farm equipment demand to remain high, but more price hikes likely

It may take until 2024 before manufacturers are able to catch up from supply chain woes

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Glacier FarmMedia – Demand for farm equipment should remain high through 2023 despite higher interest rates and projected price increases, according to a new report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC). Much of the demand stems from relatively high commodity prices and strong farm cash receipts, but the COVID-era supply chain hangover is also a factor. […] Read more
The Repair Association is an American organization that says owners of equipment — from cars and tractors to appliances and medical equipment — should have access to software codes and other tools needed to repair it. But so far, efforts to pass right-to-repair legislation in the farm sector in 42 states and two provinces have not been successful.
Machinery

Right-to-repair advocates fighting but not gaining ground

No right-to-repair laws have been passed; dealers association says lack of broadband is the real issue

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Glacier FarmMedia – It’s an uphill battle but the right-to-repair movement is getting closer to winning over lawmakers, says a leading American advocate. Right-to-repair legislation has been introduced in 42 states and two provinces but none of the bills have made it into law, Gay Gordon-Byrne, head of The Repair Association, conceded during a recent […] Read more
Deere’s fully autonomous 8R tractor is used for tillage operations. It relies on multiple Deere products designed to automate decisions that operators previously had to make, including tillage depth.
Machinery

Tillage implements equipped with depth sensor

John Deere’s new TruSet Active system uses an ultrasonic sensor that constantly measures frame height and tillage depth

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Glacier FarmMedia – John Deere has updated its TruSet product with a sensor that increases the accuracy of the automatic tillage depth system. The improved system, called TruSet Active, will be on all John Deere equipped TruSet tillage tools for model year 2024, including 2230 Field Cultivators, 2330 Mulch Finishers, 2660VT Vertical Tillage tools and […] Read more
John Deere’s lineup of strip-till rigs includes two three-point-hitch models and three drawn models capable of applying anhydrous and both dry and liquid fertilizer.
Machinery

John Deere brings new equipment to strip-till market

Five models of Deere-branded strip-till implements capable of fertilizer applications will be available this winter

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Glacier FarmMedia – A new lineup of John Deere-branded strip-till rigs is expected to be available this winter. The tillage implements are produced by Environmental Tillage Systems, which sells them under the brand name SoilWarrior. The Deere-branded models are called John Deere ST, including ST12 and ST16 Integral that attach to the three-point hitch, and […] Read more
A common phrase for tech leaders and companies is “data-driven agriculture.” But which interests does farm data serve?
Machinery, News

The way we talk about digital agriculture obscures interests behind it, says author

Facebook users pay for use with data. Farmers pay with data and for using it

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Glacier FarmMedia – Treating farm data as though it’s a natural resource or comes ‘from on high’ makes it harder to see the forces that shape and profit from it, contends a new book. “In agriculture, just like in other contexts… there are really powerful interests behind the collection of data and the use and […] Read more
The price of good used farm equipment started to climb in 2020. Then supply chain issues and a strong farming sector maintained elevated values.
Machinery

Used farm equipment to remain pricey

Strong farm cash receipts, weakening U.S. exchange rate underpins farm equipment values

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Glacier FarmMedia – The price of new and late model farm equipment will continue to be high in 2023. As the loonie’s value falls in relation to the American dollar, assets manufactured outside of Canada cost more. “Especially when you’ve got a piece of equipment that you put on order, at some point they’re (dealers) […] Read more
Versatile plans to power future tractors with a 15-litre hydrogen engine being developed by Cummins.
Machinery

Hydrogen-powered tractor engines approach reality

Versatile says working with Cummins on a 15-litre engine is a good opportunity for the company to prepare for the future

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Glacier FarmMedia – The first place farmers will see the 15-litre hydrogen engine being developed by Cummins will likely be in a Versatile tractor. “We’ve had a partnership with Cummins since the second year we were building tractors,” said Erron Leafloor of Versatile, which makes its tractors in Canada. “They’ve relied upon us a couple […] Read more
Case’s PD550T air seeder.
Machinery

Heavy metal hardware

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show featured new planters, tillage implements, drones and robots

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There was a lot of heavy metal – and lighter stuff too – at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month, in terms of machinery rather than music. Equipment ranged from the latest combines and autonomous robots to large drones and new takes on traditional tillage implements. Here are several highlights: Tillage options The southwest demonstration […] Read more
Farm equipment makers are challenged by many factors, most of which stem from COVID-19 in one way or another.
Machinery

Machinery market remains hot, but sales cool

Machinery makers face shortages of parts, supply chain delays, rising costs for labour and transportation as COVID disrupts business

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Glacier FarmMedia – Farm equipment sales are down for Canada and United States, with Canada showing significant reductions from last year on the largest gear. This year, four-wheel drive tractors and combines in Canada saw sales fall 22 per cent from last season at this time. American numbers were better, but followed the same trend, […] Read more

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