Under their hoods, tractors may look very different than they do now in just a few years, with electric and hybrid powertrains as well as electric implement controls.

What’s in store from machinery brands?

Deere, CNH commit to more tech, electric and hybrid drives

The new powered farm machines parked on dealership lots in the coming decade are going to look a little different than they do now, at least under the hoods. That’s according to information released recently by two major manufacturers, John Deere and CNH Industrial, parent company to Case IH and New Holland. The largest player […] Read more

Case IH adds a little more comfort and convenience to some Puma and Maxxum tractor models.

Comfort updates for Puma, Maxxum tractors

Case IH tweaks tractor lines with a few improvements

In 2021, some Maxxum and Puma series tractor models were given convenience and comfort updates. The brand said those improvements would add to operator efficiency and make a day in the field just a little more comfortable. Among them was a redesigned hood for the 150 and 165 models, improved lighting and Hi-eSCR2 emissions technology […] Read more



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

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

New model offers on-the-go disc angle adjustability

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.

AGCO introduces the Massey Ferguson 6S series

The third new S series tractor line hits the market

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.

First methane-fuelled tractor hits the market

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

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.

Farm machinery prices trend upward

Used equipment market sees low supply, increasing prices

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.

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

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)

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

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.

John Deere to release robotic 8R tractor

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

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