Editor's Column: Where the action is

There is no question spot sprayers are a hot topic in agriculture right now. As Scott Garvey reports in his article in our February 7, 2023 issue of Grainews, a new robotic spot sprayer called Solix from Solinftec, which is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and in West Lafayette, Ind., could be available to Canadian[...]

New round balers from Case IH and New Holland

Both Case IH and sister brand New Holland have been making similar new product introductions at the same time for the past few years. This year has been no exception. Among the new equipment introduced in 2022 by both brands are round balers. They were simultaneously introduced last August. The latest addition to the Case[...]


New ‘UFT’ category tire from Titan

At the U.S. Farm Progress show in Iowa in August, tire manufacturer Titan had something new to show farmers — its Ultimate Flex Technology (UFT) sprayer tire. Titan describes this latest offering from the brand as a technology that combines the elements of conventional, increased flexion (IF) and very high flexion (VF) tires, to create[...]

BKT offers ag tire line with aramid belt technology

Ag tire technology has seen a lot of advances in the last decade or so. New tire designs like the IF (increased flexion) and VF (very high flexion) types have pushed tire performance to new highs. Now, new materials are also making tires more durable. In September, BKT announced it is now able to offer[...]


International Trucks introduces new powertrain

All of the news in the automotive industry these days seems to revolve around electric drivetrain development, even in heavy trucks. But it’s clear when it comes to heavy equipment and trucks, diesel engines will still be with us for years to come. Equipment and heavy truck manufacturers are still working toward making internal combustion[...]

New Fendt 700 series models

In late August, AGCO held an international press conference livestreamed from Germany, which focused on its Fendt brand. Attending that event (virtually) meant setting the alarm clock to be ready for its 3:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time start in Manitoba. Typical of press conferences held in Germany, it was loaded with a lot of detailed[...]


New or used?

In the past, when it came to planning equipment purchases, grain growers generally budgeted for an older heavy truck in the farm fleet. And that made sense. Farm trucks have a history of not logging anywhere near the miles in a year long-haul, over-the-road trucks do. Therefore, farmers could usually tolerate the more frequent repairs[...]

Tattle Systems monitors fuel levels

Keeping track of on-farm fuel storage tank levels, especially during busy seasons, can be easy to forget. And nothing shuts down field operations or grain bin dryers faster than running out of fuel. An automated monitoring system can be a big help, ensuring tanks stay full. At the Ag in Motion farm show in Langham,[...]


AWS Airbar claims pod-loss reduction

Low-hanging pods in crops like soybeans are often dropped by a conventional header, resulting in yield loss. That’s where Zac Corbin, sales and marketing manager for AWS Airbar, says his product can help. The AWS Airbar attachment is designed to blow material back and away from the knife up onto the draper belts where it[...]

Autonomous tillage and haying

As more attention is turned toward autonomous field operations, even companies that haven’t been known primarily for offering powered systems are revealing their efforts to produce self-propelled robotic equipment. Recently, tillage equipment producer Lemken announced it had partnered with forage-focused Krone (both companies are based in Germany) to create an autonomous power unit capable of[...]