How do old vs. new tractors compare in efficiency?

Everyone is aware that the average size of a farm tractor has grown over the last few decades, but have you ever thought about how significant those changes are? How much more can one operator do with one seeding unit these days compared to the mid 1960s? Glacier FarmMedia's senior editor for machinery, Scott Garvey, takes[...]



John Deere product updates from the Commodity Classic farm show

At the Commodity Classic farm show in Denver, Colorado, in early March, John Deere had several new machinery updates to announce. Here, Bergen Nelson, John Deere go-to-market-manager for harvest equipment, talks about new automation features and header design improvements for Deere combines, Christopher Murray, technology marketing for John Deere, talks about the new Rate Controller[...]


Bourgault launches 7-plex air drills

At an event in Phoenix, Arizona, Bourgault launched several new products and updates. Grainews was there. In this video, senior editor for machinery Scott Garvey takes a look at the centrepiece of the product launch, the new 7-Plex air drills now available in widths up to 100 feet.

Vi by visorPRO brings repair procedures to techs quickly

As equipment brands continue to update models and introduce new and even more complex products, mechanics at dealerships need access to a pretty broad base of information on how to repair them. Digital technology, with a growing reliance on artificial intelligence, is starting to play an increasingly important role in providing that. In early 2024,[...]



Lexion 8900 Terra Trac wins AE50 award

Glacier FarmMedia — At the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky in February, several ag equipment brand executives will be accepting their AE50 engineering awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Claas executives were expected to be among that group, to pick up three awards for innovations on two different[...]