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Raven’s OmniDrive is a real-life autonomous system for tractors and combines. It’s programmed to automatically pick up the combine at optimal points in the field and shuttle the load to the road. All this without a driver.
Machinery

First truly autonomous grain cart tractor is here and put to a farmers’ test

Raven puts its latest technology into OmniDrive

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Glacier FarmMedia – The first Canadian OmniDrive field demo took place Sept. 8 when a group of about 50 farmers got together at Haggerty Creek Agricultural Services, the Raven dealer near Bothwell, Ont. Haggerty Creek co-owner Chuck Baresich admitted that his initial grain cart encounters while driving the combine were weird. “The first thing I […] Read more
Fendt was once a brand best known as a premium product line in Europe, but with the addition of the Ideal combine and the new Momentum planter, along with the high-horsepower, fixed frame tractors, it is expanding in North America.
Machinery

AGCO: More green, and black, machinery coming

Premium products like the Ideal combine and Momentum planter are showing up as Fendt-only products in North America

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Glacier FarmMedia – As chair of the board, chief executive officer and president of AGCO, Eric Hansotia knows a few things about agricultural consolidation. The new chief has worked in the machinery world for about 30 years and spent a good deal of that time in technology development and delivery. He says AGCO’s approach to […] Read more
The issue of repair rights came to light because of the increasing digital parts on tractors.
Machinery, News

‘Right to repair’ rules prove challenging

Creating legislation that enforces a right to repair has been popular around the world, but why has most legislation not passed?

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Countries around the world are considering the rights of consumers and farmers to repair everything from medical equipment to phones, but few legislative bills have made it into law, including in Canada. In farm circles, “right to repair” refers to the ability to fix machinery hardware as well as software. The concept has been hotly […] Read more
Farm equipment makers say the next 20 years of innovation and change in machinery technology and design will be at least as dramatic as the last two decades and it will change farming forever.
Machinery

Debating the future of farm equipment

Some will be large, but there’s also a trend to smaller machines powered by renewable energy

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Glacier FarmMedia – Four leaders of major companies that sell farm equipment in North America came together for a panel discussion on what agriculture will look like in 20 years, during a virtual version of the Commodity Classic. Their predictions are nothing new but the scale of change they predict might be eyebrow-raising. Why it […] Read more
Don’t forget to inspect the rubber track itself. Look for any loose or missing internal guide lugs and external treads and pay special attention to any cuts or rips in the rubber that expose the inner steel cords.
Machinery

Maintaining tracks improves life and performance

There is a common misconception that track systems increase maintenance time and costs, but companies say no

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Glacier FarmMedia – Track systems built for agriculture applications have come a long way during the past decade, but as with anything, they require maintenance. There used to be a larger variety of styles of tracked machines equipment manufacturers sold to farmers and they each had different maintenance demands. Now though, most track systems are […] Read more
Fendt’s Momentum planter helps address compaction with on-the-go tire pressure changes.
Machinery

What’s new in planter technology

Manufacturers look to better precision, compaction reduction – and speed

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In the hunt for higher yields, equipment manufacturers are combining more digital tech with in-field iron to alleviate a variety of planting challenges – from compaction to uneven planting depth.  Addressing localized compaction For Shawn Livingston, Eastern Canada regional manager for Precision Planting Inc., the impact of localized compaction on crop root development has been […] Read more
The Precision Disk 500 series air drill is now available with a single rank design, using 15-inch row spacings.
Machinery

New equipment from Case IH

Updated big square baler and new seeding options introduced

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Glacier FarmMedia – Despite recent difficulties and disruptions in production caused by COVID-19 at all equipment manufacturers, CNH’s two brands, New Holland and Case IH, had several new or updated machines to debut this past year. Among those introduced wearing Case IH red are an addition to that brand’s large square baler line, along with […] Read more
Russia-based Cognitive Agro Pilot offers an autonomous combine navigation system that relies on a self-contained camera system rather than on GPS.
Machinery

Company uses AI to guide combines

Cognitive Agro Pilot relies more on sensing objects in the field instead of GPS to guide it

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Artificial intelligence systems introduced into combine threshing systems enable the machines to automatically self-adjust to minimize losses and improve grain quality without operator input. Cognitive Agro Pilot’s system differs from the others. Instead of relying on a satellite signal, the system uses a camera to read the terrain ahead and its AI programming decides how […] Read more
News

Letters: European equipment imports happen for a reason

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Dear editor, I have read the story in Farmtario quoting Bev Leavitt, head of CEEDA, Canada East Equipment Dealers Association, crying wolf about farmers buying agricultural machinery from Europe. Maybe it would be good to consider the reasons why this is happening. First of all, this is far from being a common practice. Between the […] Read more
Sprayers could be be made simpler, experts say.
Machinery

What to look for in a new sprayer

Consider good cleaning, easy filling, the right boom — and ignore colour

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Sprayers are expensive, absurdly so, according to Tom Wolf, Saskatoon-based spray application specialist. In an Ontario Agricultural Conference seminar with Jason Deveau, application specialist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Wolf gave his recommendations on what characteristics buyers might want to prioritize before signing on the dotted line. A few wishlist […] Read more

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