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The CCS option features a 50-bushel central fill seed delivery system.

John Deere 1745 planter offers versatility for corn and soybean producers

It’s compatible with older tractors and ideal for no-till farming, smaller or odd-shaped fields and narrow transport

By Madeleine Baerg March 1, 2021

Bigger isn’t necessarily best when it comes to choosing the right planter. For corn and soybean growers looking for a split-row configuration, planter-applied fertilizer capability and narrow transport, John Deere’s 1745 MaxEmerge 5 Planter, may fit the bill. “The 1745 is an economical planter in a split-row configuration that’s capable of planting soybeans on 15-inch (38 […] Read more

The MobiLab requires precise but not difficult sample preparation and processing.

Crops, Equipment, Features

iMetos releases its newest version of MobiLab

A fast, easy-to-use, portable soil lab that measures nutrients from soil and plant sap

By Madeleine Baerg February 24, 2021

To maximize crop yields depends on optimizing nutrient management: applying the right product at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place. Since no field is perfectly consistent, the challenge lies in figuring out what precise nutrients are needed where. Enter MobiLab, an easy-to-operate, portable lab that produces on-farm, lab-quality, soil […] Read more

Electric loaders and trucks are being used in feeding equipment.

Cattleman’s Corner, Equipment

Manufacturers feature crimpers and electric feeders

Electric power silage carts and feeder trucks in Europe

By Chris Mccullough February 23, 2021

As well as robotic feeding systems, visitors to recent EuroTier trade shows learned about the developments in electric-powered ration feeders and the increased popularity of crimping grain. German manufacturer Siloking has several self-propelled diet feeders including one that focuses on using renewable energy to power itself. The eSilokamm machine comes complete with a cab offering […] Read more

Crops, Features

ProAg offers new liquid copper fertilizer

Copper Liquid 5.2% is easy on the wallet

By Madeleine Baerg February 16, 2021

Farmers tackling copper-deficient fields will have a new, far cheaper, liquid fertilizer option in 2021. Priced at about a third of the cost of current copper options, Copper Liquid 5.2% also offers a host of additional benefits, says its manufacturer. “Some people will look at this product and say, ‘What’s so special?’ It’s very special, […] Read more

John Deere’s AutoPath guidance records the actual position of crop rows and stores the information, allowing for more accurate in-season passes during spraying and harvesting.

Features, Machinery

John Deere improves guidance with AutoPath

System stores exact row positions for more accurate in-season passes

By Scott Garvey February 16, 2021

For those Prairie producers who grow corn or use strip tillage, John Deere is introducing AutoPath row guidance to help improve accuracy during in-season field passes. During seeding or planting, the system records the exact location of the crop row lines and stores that information about the field for later use. How it works: The […] Read more

General

Federated Co-op buying into ag retailer Blair’s

Central, southeastern Saskatchewan sites to go into new joint venture

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 12, 2021

The ag retail arm of the Saskatchewan-based Blair’s Family of Companies is set to go into a joint venture with one of Canada’s biggest co-operatives. Blair’s and Federated Co-operatives (FCL) announced last week they’ve reached an agreement to set up a joint venture which, pending regulatory approvals, will own and operate the seven Blair’s ag […] Read more

Fendt continues to develop the 65-horsepower e100 electric drive concept tractor.

Equipment, Machinery

Development of Fendt’s e100 electric tractor continues

Fendt’s pursuit of electric drive concepts goes back about a decade

By Scott Garvey February 10, 2021

Last October, AGCO’s Fendt brand announced that its engineers were still working on the e100 concept electric tractor it debuted in 2017. It’s apparently a promising design making measurable progress toward possible future commercialization. “The current development status of the Fendt e100 Vario compact tractor is encouraging and promises high efficiency with a careful use […] Read more

A promotional photo of Ford’s 2021 F-150 Raptor. (Media.ford.com)

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford cuts output of F-150s due to semiconductor shortage

U.S. firm among manufacturers caught off guard

By GFM Network News February 4, 2021

Washington | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it is cutting shifts at two U.S. plants that build its highly profitable flagship F-150 pickup trucks starting next week due to a global shortage of semiconductor chips, raising fears the problem could be worsening. The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it will run one of […] Read more

Weed-it is a modular precision-spraying system, which means the number of detection sensors required for your farm size can be fit to your sprayer. Detection sensors are spaced 40 inches apart and individually control four solenoids with a nozzle spacing of 10 inches.

Crops, Machinery, News

New spot-spray technology in Canada

Weed-it can potentially save you money

By Lee Hart February 3, 2021

Precision field-spraying technology developed in Europe and licensed to a well-established distributor in Australia is now available to farmers across Canada, with the promise to help reduce herbicide costs and perhaps equally, or more importantly, help farmers afford the fight against herbicide-resistant weeds. Weed-it, billed as the “world’s best-selling” camera-based, precision-spraying technology, has been demonstrated […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. oil industry seeks unusual alliance with Farm Belt against electric vehicle agenda

'We weren't born yesterday'

By GFM Network News January 29, 2021

New York | Reuters — The U.S. oil industry is seeking to forge an alliance with the nation’s corn growers and biofuel producers to lobby against the Biden administration’s push for electric vehicles, but is so far meeting a cool reception, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The effort marks an unusual attempt […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News