Operators are still required in the cab for most farming tasks as equipment manufacturers gradually automate the processes and decisions that require operator intervention.

Equipment manufacturers focus on technology

Major implement companies face high-tech future as they wrestle with automation, autonomy and precision agriculture

Glacier FarmMedia – Images of autonomous machines working on their own in fields can easily grab the attention of early-adopter producers, especially those facing a labour crunch. They also make […] Read more






The 510 was updated to match the other two models in the revised combine offerings in the 1970s.

Supporting the Harvest Brigade

The 1970s and early ’80s were the heyday of MF’s Brantford combine plant

This is the second instalment in our series on the history of Massey’s Ferguson’s combine assembly plant in Brantford, Ont. The early 1970s were good to Massey-Ferguson’s shareholders, and the […] Read more



A historical photo of a plaque commemorating the dedication of the Massey-Ferguson combine plant.

A look back at a Massey Ferguson milestone

The company built a new assembly plant designed for a new line of combines

Glacier FarmMedia – “Get up to date or go out of business.” That quote appeared in one of the many official press releases Massey Ferguson’s public-relations people handed out on […] Read more