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This 1976 Roto Thresh was the 33rd machine built by the company. It used a 66-inch diameter rotating drum as a separating system. It has been restored to fully operational condition.
Equipment, Machinery

Farmers refresh a Roto Thresh

West-central Saskatchewan farmers find and restore a rare classic combine

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It isn’t often I get to follow up on a machinery article more than a decade later. But in the case of Mervin Lloyd’s Roto Thresh combines, that’s exactly what happened. Back in 2011 I spoke to Mervin Lloyd of Fiske in west-central Saskatchewan about his thoughts on the unique Roto Thresh combines he owned […] Read more
1974 Roto Thresh brochure
Equipment, Machinery

What’s different about the Roto Thresh?

The Saskatoon-made combines sported a unique separating system

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It’s likely safe to say not many people farming today have heard of a Roto Thresh combine. That isn’t surprising. Only 50 were ever built by the small company that existed for just a few short years more than four decades ago. According to the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, “The Roto Thresh combine was […] Read more
Agco has its sights set on being the market leader in technology and autonomy that can be retrofitted onto multiple machines from all OEMs.
Equipment, Machinery

How Agco is striving for tech dominance

Agco looks to dominate the precision farming landscape and deliver products in a new way

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Speaking to a group of ag and investment journalists in late June, Agco CEO Eric Hansotia said his aim is to take Agco to a dominant market position in precision farming offerings. In a meeting of senior management several months ago, the decision to pursue that goal was made, he says. Now the company is […] Read more
volunteer canola in soybeans
Canola, Guides, Soybean Production Guide, Soybeans

How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans

If any good herbicide options are off the table, canola will compete well against soybeans

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Glacier FarmMedia — Fighting off volunteer canola in your soybean crop begins with added effort to keep your non-volunteer canola from escaping the back of the combine the year before. While there’s already been a lot of work done on the matters of volunteer canola issues and canola harvest loss, recent research from the University […] Read more
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Crops

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

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Combining in Alberta reached 20 per cent complete as of Aug. 27, according to the latest provincial crop report issued Aug. 30. The harvest was eight points ahead of the five-year average. Also, nine per cent of Alberta’s crops have been swathed and 70 per cent remain standing.
MacDon's new 61-foot FD261 FlexDraper will be available for the 2025 growing season.
Equipment, Machinery

MacDon’s FD261 meant to feed more ravenous combines

Winnipeg manufacturer's new header stretches to 61 feet of cutting width

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All the major brands now have Class 10-plus combines on the market — and those machines have a big appetite. Winnipeg-based MacDon has introduced a massive header that can feed those machines fast and keep their hunger satisfied. The new 61-foot wide FD261 FlexDraper header will be available in limited quantities for the 2025 harvest […] Read more

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