John Deere T6 800 Combine

Deere’s T6 800 combine expands on conventional wisdom

New, updated model due out for the 2025 season to replace John Deere's existing conventional T670

It didn’t take long after New Holland introduced farmers to the rotary combine concept, with its first TR model in the 1970s, for that threshing system to dominate the market in North America. While it may feel like the conventional straw walker combine has since faded into obscurity, it certainly hasn’t. Many brands are offering […] Read more

farm mechanic with deere equipment

Deere expands customer repair capabilities northward

Customer Service Advisor and mobile app now available to Canadian owners

As “right-to-repair” advocates have increased pressure on major manufacturers in all industry sectors, some U.S. states have now introduced laws to mandate it. Those regulations, however, differ by state. For example, ag equipment manufactured after a certain date is included in Colorado’s law, while specifically excluded in Oregon’s. Aside from the push by legislators, the […] Read more



FieldOps is a new digital platform available for mobile and web users that consolidates all field operations into one interface.

FieldOps: a new digital platform from CNH

CNH is set to debut a new, free platform for mobile and web customers to better monitor field operations from a single site. “This is something we’re really excited about,” CNH’s chief digital and information officer Marc Kermish says. “We realize more and more farmers are on the go and need to manage their farm […] Read more



Martin Deerline dealership

Alberta Deere dealer chains merging

Martin Deerline and Agland aim to create Horizon Ag & Turf

Glacier FarmMedia –– Two Alberta John Deere dealer groups are joining forces. Martin Deerline and Agland intend to merge their operations effective July 31, forming a new entity known as Horizon Ag and Turf, “subject to necessary approvals and due diligence.” Terms of the merger deal weren’t disclosed in the companies’ announcement. “This partnership is […] Read more



Bushel Plus conducts specialized training seminars or speaking engagements to help train farmers in how to optimize combine performance.

Learn to get the best performance from a combine

Bushel Plus Harvest Academy will run training programs for growers starting this year

When the weather is good during harvest, every grower wants the combine to get right to work. There is pressure to just keep it moving to cover as many acres as possible while the weather holds and accept whatever threshing performance it offers. But not taking time to pay close attention to combine settings can […] Read more


How should growers and agronomists interpret the gigabytes, even terabytes, of ag data available?

How to deal with the farm data deluge

The growers have all the data, but do they necessarily use it?

Glacier FarmMedia — The launch of the first GPS yield monitors altered the world of on-farm data collection. That was followed by variable-rate technology, precision planting and aerial/satellite imaging. Most growers have now been accumulating data for 20 years or longer — and many have resolved to keep that data in the hopes of finding […] Read more

used tractors in a row at auction site

How to evaluate a diesel engine

Knowing what to check will give you a good indication of an engine's overall condition

Are you thinking of buying a used tractor or other farm machine at one of this season’s spring auctions? When buying at auction, there is usually limited opportunity to give a machine or vehicle a thorough inspection. So here are a few useful things you can do at a sale to at least check the […] Read more