New medium-duty trucks from Paccar’s brands

Paccar’s Kenworth and Peterbilt brands launched new medium-duty truck models in April for the Class 5 to Class 8 weight groups, which start in the 7,258-kilogram GVWR range and go up from there. Peterbilt is a relative newcomer to the medium-duty segment, only producing its first truck for that market in 1995, but it has[...]

John Deere combines mark milestone

When model year 2022 combine production soon begins at Deere’s Harvester Works in East Moline, Ill., the S series machines leaving the plant will sport some extra bling, in the form of a 75th anniversary decal on their flanks. These machines mark the celebration of a significant milestone for Deere, which has now been building[...]


New heavy equipment jack

A few years ago, Alberta producer Darcy Goossen invented a front-end loader attachment that allowed him to more easily perform large-tire changes on his own farm equipment. That invention eventually became known commercially as the TireGrabber, currently available in three different models, which Goossen now manufactures and sells. The TireGrabber models allow for handling large[...]

Deere introduces new windrowers

In August, John Deere had more new equipment to introduce to producers. This time, the green brand has turned its attention to windrowers, and it’s introducing the new W200 series, available in M and R designated configurations. In all, the line includes four models — the W200M and W235M along with the W235R and W260R.[...]


Are broad-acre spray applications about to go extinct?

The sight of sprayers broadly applying a constant flow of herbicide across Prairie fields may soon go the way of the dodo — at least if AGCO and its technology partners have anything to say about it. The company announced it has teamed up with Robert Bosch GmbH, BASF’s Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions and Raven[...]

Deere updates its 5M tractor line

Add one more John Deere product line to the list of those getting updates for the 2022 model year. This time the brand has turned its attention to its 5M series utility tractors, giving them a more impressive options list and adding one more model, the 5125M, to the top end of the group, bringing[...]


New Holland celebrates baler milestone with awards

Last November, New Holland announced it had reached a milestone in large square baler production. The 30,000th machine rolled off the assembly line at the brand’s Zedelgem, Belgium, factory, which produces combines, balers and forage harvesters for NH’s global market. NH has been building large square balers since 1987.  The 30,000th machine was given a[...]

New Holland updates MyPLM Connect

Following a nearly identical announcement from Case IH, its sister brand under CNH Global ownership, New Holland released an update to its digital platform, MyPLM Connect. Just as with Case IH’s digital offering, the NH platform update includes support for prescriptions and large square balers, new map layer visualization, machine utilization maps as well as[...]


Massey adds the RB 4160P Protec to its RB baler series

AGCO has added the RB 4160P Protec combination baler and wrapper to its Massey Ferguson line of equipment. The unit combines all the features found on the Massey RB series silage balers, which debuted in 2018, with an integrated bale-wrapping unit, allowing producers to harvest and ensile high-moisture forages in one pass. “In climates with[...]