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How do old vs. new tractors compare in efficiency?

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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[...]
Equipment, Machinery

Claas upgrades its digital offering

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Glacier FarmMedia — Claas’ newly upgraded Claas Connect digital platform went live starting Oct. 1. Its expanded cloud-based features allow it to be a one-stop access point for all a producer’s precision farming and machinery management tools and resources. The new system consolidates all of Claas’ existing digital platforms in one location. “What we will[...]
Equipment, Machinery

Deere expands customer repair capabilities northward

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As “right-to-repair” advocates have increased pressure on major manufacturers in all industry sectors, some U.S. states have now introduced laws to mandate it. Those regulations, however, differ by state. For example, ag equipment manufactured after a certain date is included in Colorado’s law, while specifically excluded in Oregon’s. Aside from the push by legislators, the[...]
Equipment, Machinery

Understanding farmers’ equipment needs

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A few years ago, I was invited to attend an R&D facility to test-drive a prototype version of an MFWD tractor with a CVT transmission — then I was asked to give my impressions of what I liked or didn’t like. It was interesting to participate in the early evaluation of a new tractor. Prototype[...]
Equipment, Machinery

Agritechnica to focus on ‘green productivity’

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With the resumption of its normal schedule after COVID-19 forced a delay and finally cancellation of its last event, Agritechnica, the world’s premiere ag equipment exhibition, will hold its next event this coming November in Hannover, Germany — assuming there are no further global disruptions. The German Agricultural Society, known as DLG, stages the show,[...]
Equipment, Machinery

Measure grain protein on the go

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Most grain producers have spent time at an elevator waiting to find out the protein level of a truckload of wheat after delivering it. That, of course, makes a difference to the size of cheque the elevator manager is willing to write. Today, John Deere is taking the suspense out of that wait by making[...]
Equipment, Machinery

New Holland updates the Guardian sprayer line

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Not long ago, “bigger and more powerful” were the buzzwords in new machinery marketing. Today, “smarter, faster and connected” seem to sum up what manufacturers are emphasizing in new equipment offerings. New Holland has improved all of those features in its updated line of Guardian front boom sprayers. The newest lineup of Guardian sprayers, announced[...]
Machinery

Off-season checklist for grain cart inspections

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Winter is the season when growers have a little time to pull machines into the shop for annual maintenance. It’s the perfect opportunity to give the whole farm fleet a thorough going over to identify any potential problems before they lead to a breakdown, which will almost certainly occur in season when time is at[...]
Equipment, Machinery

CNH machinery brands set to up their automation offerings

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Last December, CNH Industrial, the parent company to Case IH and New Holland, held what it called a “Tech Day” just outside of Phoenix, Ariz. For the event, CNH executives brought together journalists from across North America and Europe to reveal what the company’s two main brands had up their collective sleeve in the fields[...]
Equipment, Machinery

The return of the New Holland Hayliner

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New Holland’s Hayliner small square balers were popular machines across the Prairies — when small square bales were the method of choice for putting up winter feed. That was, of course, before the large round baler took over that duty on most farms.  In 2022, New Holland gave its small square baler line an overhaul[...]

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