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New environmental rules expected to further lift diesel prices

By GFM Network News November 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Diesel prices in Canada and the U.S. have increased marginally ahead of winter, which is expected for this time of year — but in the New Year, prices on the farm will likely be higher than normal, as the ocean freight industry adopts new environmental standards. While a farmer’s demand for diesel is […] Read more

Case IH begins production of tillage tools equipped with AFS Soil Command.

Machinery

AFS Soil Command hits the market

Case IH begins producing new tillage tools equipped with digital tech 

By Scott Garvey November 12, 2019

Digital technology has become commonplace in powered farm machinery, but it has also been steadily moving to all types of equipment. This past winter Case IH announced the introduction of their AFS Soil Command digital technology for tillage equipment. Now it says production has started on machines equipped with it, and they’ll be hitting customers’ […] Read more

Machinery

Lemken improves parts life

German-based Lemken expands  line up of wear-resistant parts

By Scott Garvey November 5, 2019

In the 1980s, Germany-based Lemken, which specializes in tillage equipment, introduced its “Dural” hardened wear parts to improve service life on ground-engaging components. Ten years ago it introduced the DuraMax line of wear parts, which offered another 15 per cent improvement in wear resistance over the Dural parts. This year Lemken has announced it’s expanding […] Read more

A variety of field data, like this map that shows applied down force when seeding, will be compared against yield data to determine the effects of tillage on different soil types, topography and field conditions.

Machinery

AGCO’s tillage approach on trial

Are new technologies paying off in the field? AGCO wants to find out 

By Scott Garvey November 5, 2019

This year AGCO hired a new PhD agronomist for North America and gave him the task of testing the effects of today’s equipment and high-tech features when used in the real world. Speaking to a group of journalists at the brand’s Jackson, Minnesota, facility this summer, Jason Lee gave an update on the progress of […] Read more

Vaderstad NZ Extreme 1250-1425 tine harrow.

Machinery

Agritechnica set to begin on November 10

Thirty-seven Canadian brands on display at world’s largest machinery show in Germany

By Chris Mccullough October 31, 2019

It’s that time again when around 400,000 people will travel to Hannover, Germany to view the latest weird, wonderful and must-have agricultural machines on display at Agritechnica. Held every two years, this machinery utopia will show innovations, concepts and futuristic visions from 2,750 exhibitors based in 51 different countries. Organised by DLG, the German Agricultural […] Read more

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U.S. Midwest floods to weigh on diesel demand come harvest

By GFM Network News July 11, 2019

Putnam County, Ill. | Reuters — A disappointing planting season due to massive flooding in the U.S. Midwest this spring is expected to have spillover effects on diesel demand during harvest season, analysts and traders said. Heavy storms that lingered over the Midwest left millions of acres unseeded and put crops that were planted late […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre

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U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre

Tillage equipment

New environmental rules expected to further lift diesel prices

AFS Soil Command hits the market

Lemken improves parts life

AGCO’s tillage approach on trial

Agritechnica set to begin on November 10

U.S. Midwest floods to weigh on diesel demand come harvest

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