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The Grimme Veritron four-row self-propelled European-style harvester is fitted with tracks for high floatation, ideal for areas where swampy black soil makes travel conditions difficult.

Advances in optical grading increase potato sorting efficiencies

New equipment for vegetable growers can increase productivity

By Diana Martin September 8, 2022

Potato farmers are seeking avenues to increase productivity, lower costs and comply with environmental regulations. “We’ve tried to pull together the equipment to go right from planting, fertilizer, spraying, irrigation, […] Read more

Field demonstrations are a popular destination at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, where farmers can compare equipment side by side.

News

See it all first hand at COFS

In-person demonstrations are a hallmark of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and many return for 2022

By Farmtario Staff August 22, 2022

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is the place where agriculture equipment and technology come alive, providing an unparalleled ability to watch demonstrations and try out items that can be useful on […] Read more

Each of the five sections in the 133-foot boom moves up or down independently of the adjacent boom sections, allowing the boom to spray 12 inches above the crop top.

Machinery

Horsch sprayer flexes its booms

Biggest Horsch/Claas field demo in North America brought the companies’ latest and greatest to Canada

By Ron Lyseng August 18, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – The new Horsch Leeb sprayer made its Canadian debut July 19. Controlled droplets close to the crop reduce drift and put the product on the plants where […] Read more

Power comes from a 402 horsepower Cummins engine that handles 12-row chopping corn heads or draper headers up to 40 feet wide. A 3.8 bushel per second unloading rate simplifies unloading the 341-bushel grain tank. Changing between soybeans and corn takes less than five minutes. The combine features the Terra Trac half-track system.

Machinery

Claas re-defines Class 7 combine

Technology and comfort added to mid-sized combine class

By Ron Lyseng August 5, 2022

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 […] Read more

Compacted soil from equipment decreases soil volume porosity, which will negatively affect root development in crops and the ability of the soil to absorb water.

Crops, Machinery

Three common soil compaction mistakes

Avoid these missteps to keep compaction from getting worse

By Mark Halsall August 2, 2022

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 […] Read more

Machinery

Deere & Co mower production to move from Iowa to Mexico plant

By Kylie Madry July 29, 2022

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, […] Read more

Lemken designed a cultivator for the Combined Powers system that can detect tillage depth and tell whether the cultivator is plugging with trash. It also confirms that the system is crumbling soil appropriately and managing field slope and moisture conditions. Krone’s mowers and forage harvesting equipment are also designed to optimize performance in the field.

Machinery

Combining forces and experience, Krone and Lemken are autonomous

For the European shortliners, working together harnesses global skills to put Combined Powers to work in farmers’ fields

By Robin Booker July 4, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – Krone and Lemken teamed up to build a robotic tractor and implements designed to help the companies keep pace with the autonomous revolution expected to sweep the […] Read more

Under their hoods, tractors may look very different than they do now in just a few years, with electric and hybrid powertrains as well as electric implement controls.

Machinery

What’s in store from machinery brands?

Deere, CNH commit to more tech, electric and hybrid drives

By Scott Garvey May 13, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – The new powered farm machines parked on dealership lots in the coming decade are going to look a little different than they do now, at least under […] Read more

Raven’s Omnipower 3200 will work with earlier SeedMaster implements, but the company is focusing on spraying and spreading operations and developing options with CNH, its new parent company.

Machinery

Raven releases a more robust robot

Omnipower units remain compatible with existing attachments as CNH considers further autonomous options

By Robin Booker May 10, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – Raven’s Omnipower agricultural robot now has more power and a better controls system. “We’ve beefed up the frame and some of the structural elements to allow that […] Read more

Machinery, News

Farm equipment dealers merge

By Farmtario Staff May 9, 2022

The new North American Equipment Dealers Association is official after its four associations voted in favour of merging, which is expected to happen July 1. The joint membership consists of […] Read more