The new 24-foot-wide SeedMaster drill has all of the same features as a 100-foot-wide machine, except this one will fit in a proverbial pocket. Its sides fold up to make a compact 10-foot-wide unit that’s 12.5 feet in height — that makes for easier transport, it’s easier to fit through gates, if applicable, and it takes up much less room in the shed for winter storage.

SeedMaster’s new downsized model

The company says all of its good seeding features are now available in a smaller package

If you have been impressed by the features and performance of the SeedMaster seeding system, but a 100-foot-wide unit is just way more drill than you need, the good news is the company has put all of those great seed placement features in a much smaller package. At the AgSmart farm show staged by Olds […] Read more

Air seeders are a big investment. Ensuring they hold their value and keeping them working efficiently requires annual attention.

Give that air seeder some off-season attention

A checklist for post- and pre-season checkups

A few years ago, I had a friend who was a service manager at an ag equipment dealership. He mentioned how often his mechanics would have to spend time cleaning out solidified fertilizer in the tank of an air drill taken as a trade-in. That not only added to the cost of getting the drill […] Read more


A CNH manufacturing plant at Sorocaba, west of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)

CNH sees revenues rising to 2024 on precision agriculture plans

Margin at agricultural unit seen at 14.5 to 15.5 per cent

Milan | Reuters — Italian-American vehicle maker CNH Industrial on Tuesday gave guidance for a total revenue growth of up to 24 per cent through 2024 as it presented a new business plan after spinning off its truck, bus and engine units. In a bid to focus on its higher-margin agriculture and construction machine businesses, […] Read more

Targeting a seeding rate to produce 38 wheat plants per square foot, Wade McAllister was impressed with the uniform seed placement delivered by the SeedMaster Ultra SR drill, which, in turn, resulted in very even germination of CPS Penhold wheat.

Profitability isn’t always about yield

Efficiency increases and cost reductions more than cover yield shortfall with a 60-foot single rank air drill on 15-inch row spacing

As Wade McAllister heads into his second full seeding season this year with a single rank 60-foot drill on 15-inch row spacing, he is convinced there are more factors that contribute to farm profitability than just yield. The central Alberta farmer agrees that, yes, yield is important, but with the new drill — which is […] Read more


Elmer’s Manufacturing has introduced a new 2,300-bushel-capacity grain cart.

Bigger grain cart from Elmer’s Manufacturing

The 2,300-bushel model can fill a super-B semi-trailer truck with one load

Taking advantage of the continually growing capacities of harvesting equipment is one way many producers have improved efficiency with minimum manpower. Included in that trend of ever-increasing machine size is grain carts. And last October, Elmer’s Manufacturing announced it had added a new model to the upper end of its grain cart model range, the […] Read more

A restoration company vehicle sits in a flooded field at Abbotsford, B.C. on Nov. 30, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

AgriRecovery underway for flood-battered B.C. farms

Feds, province put up $228 million

The federal and British Columbia governments’ response to last fall’s destructive flooding now includes what’s said to be the biggest farm disaster recovery package in the province’s history. Provincial Agriculture Minister Lana Popham and her federal counterpart Marie-Claude Bibeau on Monday announced cost-shared funding of $228 million for the Canada-B.C. Flood Recovery for Food Security […] Read more


Keefer Terminal (foreground) at the Port of Thunder Bay. (PortOfThunderBay.ca)

Thunder Bay shipping season wraps up

MarketsFarm — The last vessel of the shipping season will depart the Port of Thunder Bay on Friday. Grain handling volumes were down on the year, but increases in other categories helped limit the overall reduction in movement through the northern Lake Superior port. The 2021 navigation season will come to a close with the […] Read more

NH released an update for MyPLM Connect early last year.

NH upgrades its digital MyPLM Connect platform

Last year, New Holland announced what it called its “first” major update to the Connect Farm desktop platform and mobile app. The latest update includes support for prescriptions, large square balers, new layer visualizations and machine utilization maps. “MyPLM Connect gives users instant access to their operation, helping them manage the farm from any location […] Read more



A CNH manufacturing plant at Sorocaba, west of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)

CNH Industrial, Monarch Tractor agree on electrification technologies deal

Milan | Reuters – CNH Industrial said on Wednesday it had entered into an exclusive, multi-year licensing agreement for electrification technologies with Monarch Tractor, a U.S company focused on fully-electric autonomous tractors. The deal marks a further step in efforts by the Italian-American vehicle maker to bolster its agricultural businesses, while preparing to spin-off its […] Read more