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Farewell from our machinery editor

By Scott Garvey January 7, 2020

About 14 years ago I started contributing to Grainews, by creating workshop articles. Before long I was asked to include a wider variety of machinery-related contributions to my to-do list. That included covering what was new and exciting in the farm machinery world. Since then I’ve written about dozens of new machines and attended their[...]

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John Deere introduces 8RX line of tracked tractors

By Scott Garvey October 28, 2019

[UPDATED Nov. 4, 2019] Today John Deere officially unveiled its new line of 8RX tractors, which are — wait for it — rigid-frame four-tracked models. Anyone who has walked the aisles at Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show in Germany, will have noticed four-tracked rigid-frame tractors on display. But those are the result of[...]

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Rock picker-rake combo rolls out of Finland

By Scott Garvey October 15, 2019

A lot of middle-aged farmers across the Prairies can remember being sent out into the field with a “stone boat,” a tractor and pair of gloves with instructions to pick all the rocks. Today even those small- to medium-size rocks can be picked efficiently and quickly without wearing out a pair of gloves. The Elho[...]

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A case of many CASEs

By Scott Garvey November 21, 2018

Last October, machinery editor Scott Garvey took a drive out to Lavenham in southern Manitoba to see for himself one local farmer’s approach to farm machinery – a collection of twelve 90 Series CASE tractors. But these are only a part of a fleet of 26 tractors in total on Larry Rodgers’ farm that he[...]

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New truck tire brand hits the market

By Scott Garvey November 22, 2019

Prometeon Tyre Group, the parent company of the well-known Pirelli tire brand, is introducing another name to the U.S. and Canadian markets: the Nextroad range of heavy truck tires. As an initial offering, Nextroad will produce 295/75R22.5 and 11R22.5 tire sizes. Beginning in the first quarter of 2020 it will add 11R24.5 to its portfolio.[...]

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Manitou's 'NewAg' agricultural telehandler

By Scott Garvey March 22, 2019

Telehandlers are slowly gaining popularity among Canadian farmers. While they aren’t yet taking the market by storm, manufacturers are beginning to give potential buyers more reason to consider adding a telehandler to a farm fleet, offering models tailored for farm environments and typical agricultural jobs. Bringing them to farm equipment shows helps catch farmers’ eyes.[...]

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Seed Hawk blends technologies into new planting unit

By Scott Garvey October 8, 2019

At the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan, Seed Hawk had a concept canola planter unit on display. And this one is a little different than most of the other planters on the market. It blends the big fertilizer capacity of an air cart with the precision seed placement offered by a planter[...]

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A close look at the MTZ-Kirovets K-744 tractor

By Scott Garvey April 26, 2019

Making its first appearance at the Manitoba Ag Days event in Brandon in January was the MTZ-Kirovets K-744. And it had to rank as one of the most popular attractions on the show floor. “They’ve been pretty busy,” commented a staff member at a neighbouring display when Grainews stopped by. We went there to meet[...]

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Major machinery brands win engineer awards at Agritechnica

By Scott Garvey September 20, 2019

Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show, is held every two years in Hannover, Germany, and part of the event includes a competition that allows manufacturers to vie for some prestigious engineering awards. Gold and silver medals are awarded for new advancements in equipment design that are truly significant. How significant is what determines whether[...]

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Behind the wheel of the Fendt 942 tractor

By Scott Garvey September 17, 2019

When we got behind the wheel of the flagship 942 model at the AGCO facility in Jackson, Minnesota, we ran it down a rural road at 50 km/h. That was a bit of a new experience, at least for someone who has never roaded a tractor at that speed before. Optional cab suspension along with the suspended front[...]

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Farewell from our machinery editor

John Deere introduces 8RX line of tracked tractors

Rock picker-rake combo rolls out of Finland

A case of many CASEs

New truck tire brand hits the market

Manitou's 'NewAg' agricultural telehandler

Seed Hawk blends technologies into new planting unit

A close look at the MTZ-Kirovets K-744 tractor

Major machinery brands win engineer awards at Agritechnica

Behind the wheel of the Fendt 942 tractor

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