Bigger grain cart from Elmer’s Manufacturing

Taking advantage of the continually growing capacities of harvesting equipment is one way many producers have improved efficiency with minimum manpower. Included in that trend of ever-increasing machine size is grain carts. And last October, Elmer’s Manufacturing announced it had added a new model to the upper end of its grain cart model range, the[...]

Green-on-green spray technology on the horizon

In 2021, both John Deere and AGCO announced they were developing selective spraying technologies. Deere introduced its See and Spray Select as an option on model year 2022 400 and 600 series sprayers. That system is capable of identifying weeds in fallow fields and selectively spraying them. It’s what the industry now calls “green-on-brown” technology[...]


High-horsepower tractor guide for 2022

The global supply chain disruptions that have affected production in nearly all sectors of the economy have troubled ag equipment manufacturing companies too. All major brands reported plant disruptions. Some have even reported temporary shutdowns, such as CNH. Last October, the company announced it was temporarily closing “several” of its agricultural equipment manufacturing facilities along[...]

New Holland introduces the Speedrower Plus

The model year 2022 Speedrower Plus from New Holland made its debut at the U.S. Farm Progress Show last August. The brand calls this latest version of its Speedrower line a next-generation model that has been “redesigned from the ground up.” NH believes the new Speedrower Plus models can provide more productivity and precision in[...]


Deere updates its self-propelled forage harvester line

Three years ago, John Deere introduced its 9000 series, self-propelled, forage harvester line. For model year 2022, the brand is adding a new model to that series, the 9500. And the new harvester won’t be short on power. A new inline 18.0-litre John Deere 18X diesel will be the standard power plant for the new[...]

AGCO debuts 5S and 8S Massey Ferguson tractors

Producers in the market for a new tractor now have some additional models to consider. AGCO’s Massey Ferguson brand is introducing the 5S and larger 8S series, with all-new designs that incorporate a range of new features. The 5S series will offer three models from 115 to 145 horsepower. The line made its North American[...]


NH upgrades its digital MyPLM Connect platform

Last year, New Holland announced what it called its “first” major update to the Connect Farm desktop platform and mobile app. The latest update includes support for prescriptions, large square balers, new layer visualizations and machine utilization maps. “MyPLM Connect gives users instant access to their operation, helping them manage the farm from any location[...]

AGCO introduces an all-new Rogator

During a live-streamed press conference last year from Fendt headquarters in Marktoberdorf, Germany, AGCO announced one more addition to its ever-expanding Fendt line of equipment — the Rogator 900 series sprayers. No longer wearing Rogator’s traditional yellow livery, the new models slip into Fendt green paint and become part of that brand’s portfolio. The company[...]


Versatile updates its high-horsepower tractors

Last summer, Winnipeg-based Versatile announced it had re-jigged its high-horsepower tractor lineup for the 2022 model year. New model designations will debut with their respective engine ratings matching the new model numbers (except for the new, more powerful flagship 620, which offers slightly less at 616). The previous seven-model line of wheeled, four-wheel drives, which[...]

New Holland debuts redesigned T7 HD tractors

In a press event streamed live online from Europe last year, senior executives from New Holland proudly announced the introduction of the new, 14-model line of T7 Heavy Duty series tractors, which join New Holland’s larger T8 and T9 series tractors by coming from the factory with the brand’s digital Precision Land Management (PLM) Intelligence[...]