After New Holland introduced the rotary combine concept with its first TR model in the 1970s, that threshing system came to dominate the market in North America. Though it may […] Read more
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John Deere launches T6 800 combine
The updated Class 7 straw walker model is designed to replace the conventional T670 and will begin production this fall
Prices soften in used farm equipment market
Combines are one of the hardest hit equipment types as buyers have become much more selective
Ag equipment buyers were willing to take almost anything they could get their hands on when the COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered manufacturers’ ability to deliver new machines to customers. That, […] Read more
John Deere reaches for fully autonomous fleet by 2030
Company targets autonomous operations for every job required to grow a corn or soy crop, from tillage to harvest
Glacier FarmMedia – As John Deere unveiled its 2025 model year product line in late February, it brought the company one year closer to a significant date: 2030. That is […] Read more
John Deere reveals new 9RX tractors, S7 combines
Bigger tractors, new combines and air carts debut for 2025 model year
Glacier FarmMedia – John Deere is taking the lead in the tractor horsepower race. It is introducing the most powerful four-wheel drive production agriculture tractor ever built, surpassing Case IH’s 715 […] Read more
New Massey Sprayer comes to NFMS, combines and grain carts get synchronized
Product offerings that simplify how farmers work in the field often get more than a cursory glance on the farm show floor. This is the case for two machinery manufacturers […] Read more
Combines launch into the spotlight at National Farm Machinery Show
With over 800 exhibitors occupying more than a million square feet of space at the Kentucky Exposition Center, it’s pretty much A-Z when it comes to the display of agricultural […] Read more
The final years of Brantford’s MF combine assembly plant
Declining sales and accumulated debt necessitate drastic measures
In this final instalment of a four-part series on the Brantford Massey Ferguson combine plant (read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3, here), the story wraps up with a […] Read more
Slope adjustment at the cleaning shoe can reduce grain losses
John Deere system adjusts so chaff spread will be more even on slopes
John Deere continues to evolve its combine lineup with three innovations it showed at the Agritechnica machinery show in Germany. John Deere has done its part in launching big new […] Read more
Massey Ferguson assesses the competition
Company finds ways to see what engineers for other brands are testing
In the third instalment on Massey Ferguson’s manufacturing history in Ontario (read Part 1 and Part 2 here), we examine what it was like to be a combine field test […] Read more
New Holland combine boosts productivity, maintains size, weight
The new design changes how drive lines work, bringing more lines inside the combine
New Holland’s new CR11 combine moves more bushels than any previous New Holland combine, but takes up the same space on the road thanks to award-winning engineering. The CR11 Increases […] Read more
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