Operators can monitor and control the autonomous machine through a mobile device.

Autonomous tillage and haying

Lemken and Krone partner on multi-functional robotic system development

Glacier FarmMedia – As more attention is turned toward autonomous field operations, even companies that haven’t been known for offering powered systems are revealing their efforts to produce self-propelled robotic […] Read more

Case’s PD550T air seeder.

Heavy metal hardware

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show featured new planters, tillage implements, drones and robots

There was a lot of heavy metal – and lighter stuff too – at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month, in terms of machinery rather than music. Equipment ranged from […] Read more


Nexat

Nexat marries big power to many farm field solutions

Based on a single tool carrier design, but with a cab, the unit plants, sprays, harvests and more

An automated, 1,100-horsepower carrier unit with interchangeable implements has been developed by Nexat GmbH for broad-acre crop production. Joseph Jandrisch is an owner of Kalverkamp Innovation, a parent company of […] Read more

File photo of a Salford 5200 Enforcer tillage unit operating in corn stubble. (Salford.com)

MacDon owner Linamar to buy Salford

Linamar to pay $260M for Ontario tillage, fertilizer equipment maker

Canadian industrial equipment and parts maker Linamar, the owner of MacDon Industries, is set to further expand its reach in the ag equipment sector by buying the Salford Group. Guelph-based […] Read more




The three-year trial studied planting organic soybeans into a rye cover crop that was rolled and crimped in the spring.

No-till organic soybean trials fall short on yield

Researcher says there’s still promise given the potential for time-saving on tillage

Organic growers in Ontario interested in trying no-till soybeans might want to call the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA).  After a three-year, multi-site assessment of the practice that […] Read more


Stacking three types of mechanical weed control is nearly as efficient as using herbicides, according to organic crop production researchers.

‘Stacking’ of row-crop tillage shows promise

Three modes of action monitored in organic crop study

Using the same terminology employed by agrochemical manufacturers promoting the “stacking” of herbicide-resistant traits in seed, an organic-sector specialist from the University of Maine sees promise in multiple modes of […] Read more

This is a typical European planting setup, says Lemken’s Mark VanDeursen. The tractor carries a 20-foot-wide hydraulic downforce packer at the front, a 20-foot wide, three-point hitch drill at the back, pulling a cart with seed and fertilizer. In some situations, the rig can do this operation directly into a plowed field. The updated version of VarioPack has heavier packing wheels.

Lemken puts new tools into the ground for 2022

The implements reflect European criteria for manure injection designed to protect the environment

Lemken has two new soil management tools expected to be available this year: a new liquid manure injection tool and a furrow press mounted to the tractor’s front. Lemken’s Heliodor […] Read more