Cybercriminals target equipment manufacturers

In May, major American ag equipment manufacturer AGCO revealed it had been targeted by a ransomware attack on its computer systems. In a statement on May 16, the company said its efforts to restore systems and business operations were continuing successfully after the attack, which was discovered on May 5, and all factories and parts[...]

Brands target higher tech

Some of us love to hate them, the computers in our equipment and vehicles that run them. If you’re one of those folks, you’d better get used to dealing with them, because the trend is for manufacturers to build more computing technology into machines, not less. In the spring, three major ag equipment manufacturers —[...]


New air drill from Deere

In May, John Deere announced it was introducing an updated line of “precision” air hoe drills, the P600 series, which is designed to appeal specifically to small grains growers. The drills will be available in four models, the P660, P670, P680 and P690, in working widths from 60 to 90 feet. The new drills use[...]

How to properly install a new seal

Replacing leaking seals on machines is one of the most common on-farm repairs. It isn’t particularly difficult, but not getting a replacement seal seated correctly means wasted time, effort and money. Here are a few tips to make sure the replacement goes in properly and, most importantly, stops the leak. First, pay attention to where[...]


AGCO/Fendt makes humanitarian effort

In 2016, while speaking at a major press event at Agritechnica in Germany, then-AGCO CEO Martin Richenhagen veered a little off the topic of new machinery introductions — something not entirely uncharacteristic for him. He had another thing on his mind that needed to be said. At the time, Europe was grappling with a refugee[...]

A new owner for Salford Group

Linamar Corp., a company best known for producing parts and components for the auto sector, is making moves to establish itself as a significant player in the ag equipment manufacturing business as an OEM (original equipment manufacturer). In April, it announced it had purchased the Salford Group, a well-known tillage and application equipment manufacturer first[...]


Kubota adds to its legacy L series

For the last few years, we’ve been talking mostly about the top end of Kubota’s tractor offerings, as the brand has added new and more powerful models there. Those new higher-horsepower tractors, along with expanded implement lines, have been a high profile part of the company’s widely known desire to eventually become a significant player[...]

Deere launches See and Spray Ultimate

In early 2021, John Deere introduced its See and Spray Select system on sprayers. It enabled sprayers to spot spray weeds in a fallow field, offering considerable savings on herbicide use. However, that kind of green-on-brown technology has limited use in no-till cropping systems. When the feature was launched, the brand made it clear there[...]


Deere improves diagnostic access

The right-to-repair debate has reached the boiling point a few times in recent years, particularly in the United States, and various legal actions centring around it continue to wind their way through the U.S. court systems. If you haven’t heard about it, right to repair refers to a fight to have manufacturers make it possible[...]

New UTVs for 2022

New for the 2022 model year from Polaris is the Ranger SP 570, which is available in two- or four-seat configurations. The two-seater comes with a liquid-cooled 567-cubic centimetre, 44-horsepower gasoline engine with all-wheel drive, two-wheel drive and VersaTrac Turf Mode drive system, which unlocks the rear differential to minimize ground damage on turns. The[...]