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Case IH is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Farmall brand.
Equipment, Machinery

Case IH celebrates 100 years of the Farmall tractor

Heritage brand name celebrates a major anniversary with planned events

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For anyone who grew up on a farm, or spent summers at a grandparents’ or uncle’s farm, there is probably a fond memory of a particular tractor brand that sticks with them to this day. Tapping into those fond memories can be a useful marketing tool for manufacturers. That has led nearly all manufacturers to […] Read more
S.H. Dayton sponsorship signage at a 2018 motocross event. (S.H. Dayton Ltd. via Twitter)
Crops, Machinery

Manitoba Deere dealer expands westward reach

Enns Bros. to buy Shoal Lake's S.H. Dayton

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A major dealer of John Deere equipment in Manitoba is extending its catchment in the province’s west to include a long-established Deere shop. Winnipeg-based Enns Bros. announced Friday it has a deal in place to buy the assets of S.H. Dayton Ltd., a Deere equipment dealership at Shoal Lake, about 100 km northwest of Brandon. […] Read more
Agritechnica has resumed its normal show schedule, with the next event to be held this coming November in Hannover, Germany.
Equipment, Machinery

Agritechnica to focus on ‘green productivity’

Show theme is advancing yields with environmentally friendly technologies

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With the resumption of its normal schedule after COVID-19 forced a delay and finally cancellation of its last event, Agritechnica, the world’s premiere ag equipment exhibition, will hold its next event this coming November in Hannover, Germany — assuming there are no further global disruptions. The German Agricultural Society, known as DLG, stages the show, […] Read more
If your cropland is presently clubroot-free, keep it that way. Do not allow any mud-carrying equipment of any kind on your cropland other than your own farm equipment. Plant resistant varieties and keep the land clubroot-free to enhance your financial future.
Columns, Crops

Present and future plant disease and weed issues in the Prairies, Part 1

Disease prevention works if you follow standard crop biosecurity procedures

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Here are 10 of the more important disease and weed issues in Western Canada, but I could easily add 10 more. 1. Clubroot of canola2. Cereal cyst nematode3. Soybean cyst nematode4. Aphanomyces root rot of peas and lentils5. Verticillium wilt of canola6. Sudden death syndrome of soybean7. Potato cyst nematode8. Potato powdery scab9. Sclerotinia white […] Read more
New Holland releases the T6.180 Methane tractor, which can run on methane or CNG.
Equipment, Machinery

NH’s methane-powered T6 tractor hits the market

Several years in development, the tractor can run on methane or CNG

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It’s hard not to notice the importance major brands in the auto and machinery sectors are putting on developing alternative fuel engines. While battery electric is seen as a contender in the passenger car and low-horsepower-equipment segment, other fuels will be needed to replace gasoline and diesel for large vehicles and equipment. And some brands, […] Read more
Exterior views of (l-r) the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country, ZR2 and LT. (Media.chevrolet.com)
General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

GM’s truck production cut signals a turn in U.S. auto sales

Company to idle Indiana plant for two weeks

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Detroit | Reuters — New vehicle sales in the United States are expected to increase in February, but the decision by General Motors to cut production of large pickup trucks at a U.S. plant points to new challenges for Detroit’s automakers. The major Detroit pickup truck brands are sitting on growing inventories of unsold vehicles, […] Read more
John Deere has pledged to make more diagnostic tools and computer access available to farmers and independent repair shops.
Equipment, Machinery

Deere agrees to independent equipment servicing

MOU pledges to give owners, repair shops ECM access

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It’s a battle that’s been waged on many fronts for the past several years: the right to repair high-tech farm equipment. In fact, the fight against brands limiting repair access goes well beyond farm machinery into many different product categories from home electronics to cars. When it comes to farm equipment, though, John Deere has […] Read more
A field demonstration showing how a Case IH Magnum tractor equipped with the Mojow autonomous system can detect and avoid a rider on an ATV before returning to its original A-B line.
Machinery

Tech startup lets your tractor find its Mojow

Prairie startup developing generic autonomous add-on kit for tractors

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The major ag equipment manufacturers have made no secret of the fact they’ve been looking closely at the developments to come out of small startup firms in the technology sector. Some of those small startups have already been purchased or have partnered with the big names, and their groundbreaking technology has been incorporated into some […] Read more

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