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An 8820 John Deere combine blended with a Brent grain cart was a winter project on the Belan farm in southwestern Ontario.
Machinery

Creating the Combuggy

How a farmer modified an 8820 combine into a self-propelled grain cart

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There have been some pretty interesting machines built in farm workshops over the years. While only the odd one goes on to be marketed commercially, most usually meet a need on the farm. For Mike Belan and his family’s farming operation about 40 minutes southeast of Sarnia, Ont., a workshop creation dubbed the Combuggy has […] Read more
VIDEO: Setting up combines to limit harvest loss
Machinery, News

VIDEO: Setting up combines to limit harvest loss

Peer-to-peer online network helps keep harvest loss in check

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‘We found a problem, now how do we fix it?’ This was a common question drop-pan inventor Trevor Scherman heard when producers discovered they were seeing too much harvest loss. He heard it enough that it gave him an idea for a new venture. With all of the online information floating around the internet – […] Read more
A recent study conducted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on the use of weed seed control technology at harvest was the first such project to be conducted in Canada.
Features

Weed-fighting tool gets a closer look

A recent AAFC study looked at the effectiveness of harvest weed seed control technology

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Mechanical weed seed control at harvest has been around for a while in Australia, but it’s a relatively new technology in Canada and adoption rates remain comparatively low. A recent study conducted in Western Canada looked at the efficacy of that technology and the role it could play in alternative weed control strategies as concerns […] Read more
Yancy Wright, go-to-market manager for production updates at John Deere, points out the remote separator grate covers available as a retrofit upgrade for X9 combines.
Machinery

Deere offers new performance upgrades

Some of the newest features can be retrofitted to late-model machines

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Every year, the updated machinery offerings from manufacturers make much of their newest equipment just that little bit more efficient — and sometimes significantly more so. But it isn’t always economically feasible to buy a brand new machine just to get a few new features, even if they could enhance the farm’s bottom line. This […] Read more
Titan has expanded the size range in its new line of AgraEDGE R-1W tires.
Machinery

Titan rolls out more tire size choices

The brand expands its AgraEDGE R-1W product line

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Tire manufacturer Titan announced it has significantly expanded its newest line of R-1W tires, called the AgraEDGE. It will now produce sizes ranging from 320/85R24 for tractors all the way up to 800/70R38 for flotation applications. The company says the AgraEDGE line now covers the majority of the most in-demand sizes for MFWD tractors, as […] Read more
The Klein family (l-r): Amy, Connor, Beckham, Luke, Mackenzie, Sylvia, Pat. Janelle (on tire) Eythan, Vicky, Wanda, Gage, Kalissa (on tire), Evan, and Cassie. Up top: Christina, Lily, Ace and Emery.
Features

Retiring back to the Klein farm

Emery Klein's journey has brought him full-circle to mixed farming in central Alberta

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The Prairie Farms feature is an ongoing series that highlights western Canadian producers and their farm operations. These producer and farm profiles will share the strategies, tips and experiences that have helped Prairie farmers be successful. Along with crop production strategies, this Q-and-A series will look at the personalities and lifestyles of farmers across Western […] Read more
a green steyr tractor on display
Equipment, Machinery

The future of high horsepower engines: combustion, with a boost

While diesel isn't going anywhere soon, companies hope to make engines more efficient without losing power

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While diesel isn’t going anywhere soon, companies hope to make engines more efficient without losing power

Options for powering agriculture equipment are diversifying quickly, with companies narrowing into the lanes they likely will follow into the near future. Many electric under-100-horsepower options appeared at Agritechnica, the world’s largest agriculture machinery show in Hannover, Germany in November — but there was also the certainty that the combustion engine won’t be going away […] Read more
farm equipment
Columns, Equipment, Machinery

Expensive new equipment or older/cheaper: Which makes more sense?

Higher cost of newer equipment can pay off, but only if there's a benefit

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In late 1978 I bought a new Ford 4×4 pickup truck. The sticker price was under $10,000 and my job at the time was paying me around $25,000 a year. That meant the truck, at about a third of my annual income, was pretty affordable. Using the Bank of Canada’s inflation calculator, that truck would […] Read more

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