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Case IH Magnums will get more horsepower for model year 2025, along with two complete digital technology packages direct from the factory.
Machinery

Case IH updates Magnum tractor line

Company plans include more horsepower, new transmission and technology bundles for the 2025 model year

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Case IH unveiled its 2025 model year Magnum tractor line at the Commodity Classic farm show in the United States in late February. In keeping with the industry trend of horsepower creep, these tractors also saw a few more ponies stabled under their hoods. “The 380 and the 400 both get five additional horsepower,” said […] Read more
RCMP on Feb. 14, 2022 reported seizing the guns, ammunition and other items shown here during a search of three trailers "associated to" a group involved with the Coutts, Alta. border blockade. (An earlier version of this caption incorrectly quoted RCMP as saying the trailers were at the blockade.) (Photo courtesy Alberta RCMP)
Machinery, Markets

Alberta border blockade expected to disperse Tuesday

Decision comes amid arrests, reported violence at blockade

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Amid reports of violence involving a farm tractor and trucks — and seizures of weapons — the protest blockade that shut Alberta’s busiest U.S. trade corridor is reported to be winding down starting Tuesday. Several media outlets on Monday quoted organizers of the blockade at the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta. as saying they […] Read more
Claas’ current certified pre-owned inventory includes this 2020 Jaguar 990 self-propelled forage harvester, on offer in Nebraska for US$435,000 (about C$559,500). (ClaasUsedEquipment.com)
Crops, Machinery

Claas retools certified pre-owned equipment program

'Claas Used' plan set up for Canada, U.S. markets

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The North American arm of German aq equipment maker Claas has revamped the warranty and financing options it offers on sales of company-inspected pre-owned tractors, combines and forage harvesters. The new program, dubbed ‘Claas Used,’ will offer warranty protection on certified late-model units in Canada and the U.S., along with lower-rate financing through Claas Financial […] Read more
A 24 cm gap between the engine and the cab in the new Massey Ferguson 8S tractor means a much quieter ride for farmers.
Machinery

Massey Ferguson launches new mid-horsepower tractor

The all-new tractor features a quieter cab and a focus on dependability

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Massey Ferguson has launched a new mid horsepower series of tractors that aims to reinforce the company’s reputation for simplicity and ease of use. The division of AGCO launched the new Massey Ferguson 8S series of tractors during a high-tech virtual show in late July that brought together tractor enthusiasts from around the world. The […] Read more
The AFS Connect Steiger is available with tracks or wheels and ranges from 370 to 620 horsepower.
Machinery

Steiger tractors get a digital update

The large horsepower tractors are now are available with Case IH’s AFS Connect system

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Ontario farmers were some of the first to get a look at the new Case IH AFS Connect Steiger tractor when it was displayed at the London Farm Show. The tractor was launched at the Commodity Classic in the U.S. a week earlier. The tractor brings the AFS Connect technology, engineered throughout the whole tractor […] Read more
Shawn Livingston explained FurrowForce and other Precision Planting technology to visitors to the London Farm Show.
Machinery

More precision in seed row closure

Down pressure for seed closure can now be controlled automatically, with multiple adjustments per second

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Closing the trench over and around the seed has been a challenge increasingly met by more innovation over the past decade. That’s meant there are many and varied types of closure and press wheels for planters now on the market. Precision Planting believes it has found what really needs to be done – control the […] Read more
Solartech is providing electric tractors in North America, but they are best suited for small farm uses so far.
Machinery

Will electric tractors ever dethrone diesel?

There is plenty of space for electric power in smaller, lower-torque jobs

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Despite exponential increases in the technology’s effectiveness — and widespread use in other industries — battery power and charging challenges continue to limit the scalability of electrically-driven farm equipment. That doesn’t mean diesel will always reign supreme, though. According to three Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) technology experts, electric motors have […] Read more
The Case IH Maxxum was tested in the field to evaluate the new ActiveDrive transmission features.
Machinery

Case IH Maxxum tractor with ActiveDrive taken through paces

Clutchless transmission offers auto shift features

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When Case IH held a recent media event in Arizona, members of the media got a chance to get behind the wheel of tractors from three of the brand’s lines. One was the Maxxum. It was our second chance to drive a Maxxum with the ActiveDrive semi-powershift transmission. We first drove one in Iowa ahead […] Read more
The AFS Connect Magnum has a new digital display, operating system and GPS receiver.
Machinery

New AFS Connect Magnum tractor launches at London show

The new Case IH tractor aims to increase data connectivity, with more farmer control

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Case IH launched its new AFS Connect Magnum tractor at the London Farm Show in early March with comfort and serviceability upgrades and more farmer-controlled integration to cloud-based data storage systems. The company promoted the tractor as a new step in the use of data for farmers, with software that allows remote access to the […] Read more
The M7-2 tractors keep the same horsepower ratings but offer a new transmission option and several upgrades.
Machinery

Kubota M7 tractor update brings more flexibility in options

The M7-2 models debut new features in North America, including more hydraulic system flexibility

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It’s been a poorly kept secret during the past year that Kubota was about to introduce an updated version of its most powerful tractor Series, the M7s, in North America. In fact, the brand showed a newer M7-2 at the Agritechnica machinery show in Germany in 2017. Now the updated tractor line has finally arrived […] Read more

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