Reuters – It’s ride-hailing, farm style. Deere and Co. is teaming up with the “Uber of tractors” in Africa and betting on a future where farmers summon machines with the touch of a button. The world’s leading farm equipment maker is outfitting its tractors with startup Hello Tractor’s technology, which allows farmers to hail the […] Read more
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Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa
Low incomes, lack of credit hobble African mechanization
Smaller tractors with more power still don’t need engine regeneration
Farmall FPT engines get horsepower boost and heavier components
Glacier FarmMedia – Case has upped the horsepower rating on its new lineup of Farmall A series chore tractors, eliminating the nuisance of engine regeneration. The announcement affects 95A, 105A and 115A tractors. The new models provide the horsepower and a group of standard features designed to fit the needs of beef and dairy operations, […] Read more
Steiger tractors get a digital update
The large horsepower tractors are now are available with Case IH’s AFS Connect system
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
8RX leads large launch of John Deere tractors
The company has revamped much of its agriculture-use tractor line for 2020
John Deere’s latest tractor launch showcases the biggest change to its tractor lineup since the launch of the R series. A recent Ontario event displayed the new tractors to farmers and John Deere employees in Stratford. The event provided the opportunity to see the new 8RX fixed-frame tracked tractor in person. The company’s new 2020 […] Read more
Ag equipment giant unveils the future
John Deere’s Future Technology Zone displayed research into automation, electrification and artificial intelligence
Glacier FarmMedia – Large farm equipment manufacturers sometimes face disadvantages when it comes to rapid deployment of the latest innovations because they need to maintain brand integrity and so tend to sell proven products. However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t working on the latest technological developments behind the scenes. During Agritechnica, John Deere used its […] Read more
Claas adds four-track articulated tractor to its line
The system is different than one that Claas uses on its combines
Glacier FarmMedia – Claas joined an elite group of tractor manufacturers that offer high-horsepower, articulated tractors with four tracks, with its launch of the Xerion TRAC TS at Agritechnica in Germany. Both the Xerion 5000, with 530 h.p., and the Xerion 4500, at 490 h.p., will be offered in the TRAC TS class. Henning Ressmeyer […] Read more
John Deere introduces 8RX line of tracked tractors
The tractors are the industry’s first, four-track rigid- frame tractor direct from a manufacturer
John Deere recently unveiled its new line of 8RX rigid-frame, four-tracked model tractors. Anyone who has walked the aisles at major farm machinery shows recently probably noticed four-tracked, rigid-frame tractors on display. But those are aftermarket track manufacturers retrofitting existing tractors. John Deere is the first to offer such a design straight from the factory […] Read more
New ag tire looks flat, but delivers elevated performance
The strange-looking tires run with lower air pressure than conventional tires
Glacier FarmMedia – The AgriCup tire debut during the American 2019 Farm Progress Show had a few farmers scratching their heads. “Are those tires supposed to look like that? I think they need some air,” said a show attendee at the Galileo Wheel booth to company co-founder Avishay Novoplanski. The AgriCup is built with more […] Read more
Claas adds tracks to its Axion tractor lineup
Tracked versions of the new Axions will be available within two years
Following the commercial launch of the Axion 900 and 800 series tractors in the United States and Canada this summer, Claas displayed the next big development for this tractor line. “Here is the Axion TT, or the tracked version,” said Drew Fletcher, tractor product manager for Claas of America during the Farm Progress Show in […] Read more
Angry farmers cause Dutch police to close off parliament square
The Hague | Reuters — Police in the Dutch city of The Hague closed its central parliament square on Wednesday to keep out farmers protesting over what they see as attempts to blame them for nitrogen pollution. Thousands of irate farmers had driven tractors to The Hague hours earlier in their third large protest in […] Read more
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