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Salford’s new Halo VRT high-speed disc offers on-the-go adjustable disc angles.
Equipment, Machinery

Salford adds the VRT to its Halo high-speed disc line

New model offers on-the-go disc angle adjustability

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Salford has just added a new model to the Halo line of high-speed disc implements it debuted in 2020, the VRT (variable-rate tillage). This tillage tool is capable of on-the-go changes to disc angles to vary how aggressively it engages the soil. Those changes can be made multiple times in a field right from the […] Read more
AGCO introduces the new four-model 6S line of tractors under the Massey Ferguson brand.
Equipment, Machinery

AGCO introduces the Massey Ferguson 6S series

The third new S series tractor line hits the market

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Last August, AGCO’s Massey Ferguson brand pulled the wraps off of two new tractor series, the 8S and smaller 5S models. In February, the brand revealed the latest group of tractors to join those new series, the 6S line. AGCO said these new tractor lines are based on a complete rethinking of its engineering from […] Read more
New Holland debuted North America’s first commercially available methane-powered tractor in February.
Equipment, Machinery

First methane-fuelled tractor hits the market

New Holland releases its alternative-fuel T6.180 Methane Power

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New Holland has been teasing us with alternative-fuel concept tractors for several years now. We’ve seen the blue brand show both hydrogen- and methane-powered machines at prominent events like Agritechnica. The company has even gone so far as to establish an energy self-sufficient demonstration farm in Europe, where new machines undergo real-world testing. Now, we’re […] Read more
Used tractor and combine inventories on dealers’ lots are at their lowest levels in decades.
Equipment, Machinery

Farm machinery prices trend upward

Used equipment market sees low supply, increasing prices

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A few years ago, the combine sitting unloved on the local dealer’s lot would be getting a little cheaper with each passing month. But not these days. “We have 70 per cent of our dealers saying their used equipment (inventory) is too low,” says John Schmeiser, CEO of the Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA). “And […] Read more
Taking the time to make a few changes before hitting the field at seeding time can help plump up your piggy bank.
Crops, Equipment

Sask. producer takes a ‘tip-to-tail’ look at seeding efficiencies

Saskatchewan farmer (and former researcher) says small changes can lead to savings over time

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Buying a new piece of seeding equipment that promises better efficiency can work for farmers, but don’t forget the small, unsexy things that can help drive efficiency gains and incrementally save you money over time. That was the message of a presentation called, “The Penny-Pincher’s Guide to Seeding Efficiency,” delivered by Nathan Gregg, a Paynton, […] Read more
Anti-tank ‘hedgehogs’ are seen in Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on March 9, 2022. Farmers are among those assembling the obstacles, set up to block roads against advancing armoured vehicles. (Yevhen Kotenko/Ukrinform/Abacapress.com via Reuters)
Crops

Bread and war: Farmers in the fight for Ukraine

Agriculture, being the most important industry in Ukraine, will play a large part in the war, a Ukrainian ag journalist writes

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It is very difficult to explain what a person feels when they’re awakened at 5 a.m., when a rocket explodes near their house. That’s exactly what I experienced Feb. 24. The first thing I did was fill my car with gasoline. Then we bought a lot of products we thought we might need — medicines […] Read more
John Deere announced the market introduction of its first fully autonomous 8R tractor, designed to work alone in tillage applications.
Equipment, Machinery

John Deere to release robotic 8R tractor

Tillage work is first of many fully autonomous field functions to come

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In early January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev., John Deere held what may arguably be a milestone press conference. The green brand announced it was set to launch commercial sales of a fully autonomous 8R tractor designed to work alone in tillage applications when mated with Deere’s Tru-Set chisel plow. In […] Read more
A General Motors illustration featuring a display version of its 2024 Silverado EV pickup, due for release in the fall of 2023. (Media.GM.ca)

GM ramps up EV push with plans to make battery materials in Canada

Automaker and BASF both plan CAM plants at Becancour

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Reuters — General Motors and South Korea’s POSCO Chemical will build a $400 million facility to produce battery materials in Canada as the carmaker ramps up plans to produce mainly electric vehicles (EVs) in the future, the companies said Monday. The plant will produce cathode active material (CAM) for vehicle batteries at Becancour, Que. Cathodes […] Read more
Adam Reid. (Photo courtesy Buhler Versatile)
Crops, Machinery

Ag equipment firm Buhler Industries shakes up board table

Rostselmash's Babkin steps down, founder Buhler to retire

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Board oversight of Winnipeg farm equipment manufacturer Buhler Industries will now include another of the company’s upper managers, as a co-owner of the company’s Russian parent firm and the company’s founder both step down. Buhler’s board announced Wednesday it has accepted the resignation of Konstantin Babkin, the president and co-owner of Russian holding company Novoe […] Read more
(PortMetroVancouver.com)
Crops, Reuters

Canada shuts ports to Russian ships over Ukraine invasion

Russian firms' Canadian holdings also under scrutiny, Freeland warns

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Toronto | Reuters — Canada ratcheted up pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine by shutting ports to Russian-owned ships and saying on Tuesday that holdings of all Russian oligarchs and companies in the country are under review. Canada has announced a slew of measures to isolate Russia, including imposing sanctions on Russian President […] Read more

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