A major dealer of John Deere equipment in Manitoba is extending its catchment in the province’s west to include a long-established Deere shop. Winnipeg-based Enns Bros. announced Friday it has a deal in place to buy the assets of S.H. Dayton Ltd., a Deere equipment dealership at Shoal Lake, about 100 km northwest of Brandon. […] Read more
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Manitoba Deere dealer expands westward reach
Enns Bros. to buy Shoal Lake's S.H. Dayton
AndyClean expands distribution through John Deere parts network
Farmer-owned equipment soap is now available at any location in North America
Nearly one year after Norfolk County farmer Andy Pasztor launched AndyClean High Performance Cleaner, product popularity has grown and it is now available exclusively through the John Deere parts network. Marketed with the tagline “Good Clean Fun,” the apple-scented soap can be purchased in one-gallon or five-gallon quantities at any dealer location in Canada and […] Read more
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
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 brings new equipment to strip-till market
Five models of Deere-branded strip-till implements capable of fertilizer applications will be available this winter
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
Deere launches See and Spray Ultimate
Green-on-green sprayer system now available for some crops
Glacier FarmMedia – In early 2021, John Deere introduced its See and Spray Select system on sprayers. It enabled sprayers to spot spray weeds in a fallow field, offering considerable savings on herbicide use. However, that kind of green-on-brown technology has limited use in no-till cropping systems. When the feature was launched, the brand made […] Read more
SeedMaster supplies Deere with drills
John Deere will install its air seeding technology on frames provided by SeedMaster
Glacier FarmMedia – Fans of SeedMaster toolbars and equipment with green paint may benefit from a new equipment supply agreement between John Deere and SeedMaster. SeedMaster will supply Deere with 60-, 70-, 80- and 90-foot frames in green paint, with 10- or 12-inch spacing and dual knife openers. The dual-knife opener places fertilizer 1.5 inches […] Read more
What’s in store from machinery brands?
Deere, CNH commit to more tech, electric and hybrid drives
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 the hoods. That’s according to information released recently by two major manufacturers, John Deere and CNH Industrial, parent company to Case IH and New Holland. […] Read more
Opinion: Autonomous choices grow for farm machinery
John Deere’s recent announcement that it will be selling autonomous 8R tractors for tillage this year elicited a not-surprising reaction from farmers. It was a mixed response, as is often the case for new technology, especially technology that might significantly change something they’ve been doing and, in many cases, liked doing, for generations. This isn’t […] Read more
Labour challenges impact machinery and parts supply
John Deere strike could add further delays to already backlogged equipment sector
The first half of 2021 saw varied availability of equipment parts. While the supply of blades and bolts has improved since, a labour strike at John Deere threatens to exacerbate other lingering supply chain problems. Entering its fifth week at the time of publication, and with the union rejecting a recent agreement, the strike at […] Read more
Deere’s striking U.S. workers accept revised offer
Operations to resume Wednesday night, company says
Production and maintenance workers at 14 Deere and Co. plants are expected to return to work starting Wednesday night after voting to approve a new contract. United Auto Workers (UAW), which represents over 10,000 Deere employees in the U.S., said late Wednesday its members voted 61 per cent in favour of new six-year collective bargaining […] Read more
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