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Manitoba Ag soil management specialist Marla Riekman says soil compaction can limit yields and have an indirect effect on crop development.
Crops, News

Soil compaction could squeeze your yields

A look at the direct and indirect effects of compaction in your fields

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For years, soil compaction wasn’t something Jeff Hamblin gave a lot of thought to. The Manitoba producer had heard about how the seasonal freeze-thaw cycle in the Red River Valley and elsewhere in the Prairies acted to naturally alleviate farmland soil compaction, but it wasn’t until he started investigating some problem areas in his fields […] Read more
A 90-foot boom option for the FA 1030 air boom applicator is now available, in addition to the current 72-foot version.
Equipment, Machinery

Two new products from Case IH

Digital planter control upgrade and wider dry applicator boom

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Over the past decade, the prevalence of ISOBUS implement control compatibility has grown significantly. ISOBUS is a standardized digital format that allows tractors and implements of different brands to communicate seamlessly with each other. Now, most major brands have included at least some measure of that into their systems. This summer, Case IH announced its […] Read more
Case IH has improved the shape of the hoods on its Puma tractors and added new options and features that include extended service intervals.
Equipment, Machinery

Puma tractors get an update

Case IH gives its Puma tractor line a new look and new options

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It’s that time of year again, when brands release their new and improved models for the upcoming model year. This season, Case IH turned its attention to its 150 to 240 horsepower Puma tractor line, offering a new transmission option and some updated features to go along with a minor facelift. “Producers need more time […] Read more
File photo from CNH-owned FPT Industrial’s Bourbon-Lancy engine manufacturing plant in eastern France. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

CNH to temporarily shut several plants in Europe

Eight-day shutdown due to supply disruptions

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Reuters — Italian-American vehicle maker CNH Industrial said Wednesday it will temporarily shut several of its European agricultural, commercial vehicle and powertrain manufacturing facilities due to the disruptions of procurement of components, including semiconductors. The maker of farm machinery, Iveco commercial vehicles, construction equipment and powertrains plans to shut the concerned plants for eight working […] Read more
Screengrab from a Wheelman autosteer installation video. (HandsFreeFarm.com)
Crops, Machinery

Kubota to buy autosteer maker AgJunction

All-cash deal worth about $91 million

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Autosteer and ag equipment guidance system maker AgJunction is poised to sell itself to farm equipment maker Kubota Corp. in a $91 million all-cash deal. Publicly-traded AgJunction, which is registered in Calgary but based at Scottsdale, Ariz., said Thursday its board has unanimously approved Kubota’s 75-cents-per-share proposal and recommended shareholders vote in favour. AgJunction would […] Read more
Deere’s 5M series tractors are now available with the higher-spec PowrQuad, clutchless transmission.
Equipment, Machinery

Deere updates its 5M tractor line

Utility tractor series gets new features list and more horsepower

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Add one more John Deere product line to the list of those getting updates for the 2022 model year. This time the brand has turned its attention to its 5M series utility tractors, giving them a more impressive options list and adding one more model, the 5125M, to the top end of the group, bringing […] Read more
A side view of Trimble’s EZ-Pilot Pro guidance system mounted on a tractor’s steering column. (Agriculture.trimble.com)
Crops, Machinery

Trimble dealer shores up cross-Canada coverage

Vantage Canada picks up Ontario rights

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The company handling sales and service for Trimble precision ag technology across most of Canada has reached a deal to handle the rest of it. Vantage Canada announced Friday it has bought the Trimble dealership rights and assets for Ontario from Premier Equipment, a John Deere dealership chain with nine locations in the province’s southern […] Read more
New Holland has released an update to its MyPLM Connect Farm digital platform, which offers a range of enhanced mapping features.
Equipment, Machinery

New Holland updates MyPLM Connect

Web platform and mobile app get improvements for 2021

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Following a nearly identical announcement from Case IH, its sister brand under CNH Global ownership, New Holland released an update to its digital platform, MyPLM Connect. Just as with Case IH’s digital offering, the NH platform update includes support for prescriptions and large square balers, new map layer visualization, machine utilization maps as well as […] Read more

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