No small square balers on the market could keep up with Marcrest’s Bale Baron bale packager, so the company built one. The Listowel, Ont., company showcased its new 210 baler at the western edition of the Ontario Forage Expo in Gorrie on July 4. Keith Horst, engineering manager with Marcrest, says the new baler has […] Read more
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Canadian-made small square baler increases capacity
The Marcrest 210 baler can make more than 1,000 square bales in an hour
Case IH baler capable of silage, dry hay operation
New model designed to be an “all purpose” baler for producers
Glacier FarmMedia – The new RB565 Premium HD round baler is designed for the “ultimate crop flexibility,” says Case IH, which means it’s capable of being used to put up wet silage bales as well as dry hay and straw. “The RB565 Premium HD round baler is equipped with components to efficiently handle wet hay […] Read more
Bale and wrap in one pass: new farm technology comes to Canada
Units from several manufacturers debuted at the Ontario Forage Expo
European technology to bale and individually wrap hay in continuous operations is coming to Canada. Four such machines for round bales were on display at the Ontario Forage Expo recently near Monkton. Most Ontario farms that wrap silage bales in plastic do so in long rows, after bringing the bales to a storage spot and […] Read more
Forage Expo coming to Perth and Victoria counties
The popular Ontario Forage Expo is coming up on July 9 in southern Ontario and July 16 in eastern Ontario. The event is one of the largest in-field equipment exhibitions in eastern Canada. The Ontario Forage Council, with the Perth and Victoria County Soil and Crop Improvement Associations, is staging this year’s Ontario Forage Expo. […] Read more
AGCO introduces the RB Series round baler
Lely-influenced round balers join the Massey Ferguson family in North America
European expatriates will certainly be familiar with the Lely brand of equipment. The brand has had a presence here in North America for several years as well, and long-time Canadian dairy operators will be well aware of their barn systems. But the brand has had a strong presence in the hay and forage sector overseas […] Read more
Silage baler a first for Massey Ferguson
The baler is especially made to handle the tougher conditions of silage bales
Massey Ferguson has announced its new RB Series Silage Baler, the company’s first ever silage-specific baler. AGCO and Massey Ferguson have designed the new RB Series Balers with a modern look, similar to European style balers with the rounded profile rather than a traditional square design. Another notable design feature that you’ll notice upfront is […] Read more
New Hesston baler aims for greater density
Hesston by Massey Ferguson recently released its 2370 Ultra High Density baler to North American producers at the 2018 World Ag Expo in California. The Class 8 baler produces three-by-four-foot bales with 20 per cent greater density than Hesston’s Model 2270XD baler and is designed to produce heavy, dense bales from light-weight, dry, slick grass […] Read more
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