At the Ag in Motion farm show near Saskatoon this past summer I had a chance to take a look at some UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), or drones as they’re also referred to. Company cameraman Bruce Sergeant and I got to get our hands on a quadcopter and saw what kinds of aerial photography opportunities […] Read more
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Tractor built to meet farm needs
The tractor the Honey brothers built in 1979 has become a mascot for their business
If there was one stand-out display that caught farmers’ attention at this year’s Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina, it was the unique, home-built tractor that has now become a kind of corporate mascot for Honey Bee Manufacturing. The tractor, originally built in 1979 by the Honey Brothers who went on to found the company […] Read more
PHOTOS: 1979 Honey tractor
Before Greg Honey and his brother Glenn went into the ag equipment manufacturing business, they decided they needed a very high horsepower tractor for their farm near Bracken, Saskatchewan. This tractor built in 1979 was the result and it’s still turning heads today at farm shows.
John Deere introduces TruSet on its 2730 Ripper
New feature allows implement adjustment on the go, right from the tractor cab
John Deere has bumped up the technology level on its 2730 Combination Ripper by allowing operators to make tillage adjustments on the fly, right from the brand’s GreenStar 3 2630 in-cab display. Want to adjust packing pressure on the rolling baskets or work a little shallower on hilltops? Then just make the adjustment on the […] Read more
Salford introduces new tillage implements
Among Salford’s several new-product launches at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina were two new tillage implement models, the 1-2200 and I-4200. According to Anson Boak, Salford’s marketing manger, these two machines are the result of several years of R&D with the existing I Series vertical tillage models. “It started in 2011 and culminated in […] Read more
New air cart has liquid N option
Salford’s AC4000 Series air carts can be ordered with both dry and liquid fertilizer systems
Applying liquid rather than granular nitrogen in the spring has become a pretty popular choice among western Canadian growers. For most, though, that has meant adding another cart equipped with a liquid tank to an already long train of equipment behind the tractor in order to make a seeding pass. Now, however, growers can get a single […] Read more
VIDEO: Eight-wheel drive tractor “Big Roy” begins restoration at Versatile
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Winnipeg-based Versatile brought its model 1080 prototype eight-wheel drive tractor, dubbed Big Roy, home for a makeover. Although it’s now officially owned by an agricultural museum, the tractor will play an as-yet unspecified role in Versatile’s celebrations through public appearances arranged by the brand this coming season. Age […] Read more
Old Chevy gets a new makeover
An on-farm restoration brings a rare 1955 Chevrolet back to life again
Dean Foote of Killarney, Manitoba, wrote to tell us about the 1955 Chevrolet barn-find truck he and his family recently restored. Here’s what he had to say. “When I found this truck, it had been stored in a garage for the past 20 years. The previous owner had thoughts of restoring it one day and […] Read more
Creating impressions
Whenever I manage to get into the corporate head office in Winnipeg and have a spare few minutes, one of the things I like to do is head downstairs and look through the archived copies of all the publications the company owns. Leafing through the pages of farm magazines that are decades old is like […] Read more
Big and small baler in one machine
Krone’s MultiBale technology gives producers a new option for handling hay
In October Krone announced it was adding another model to its BiG Pack baler line, the 870 High Speed (HS) HDP. It’s the newest large square baler from the family-owned, German company, which has been producing haying equipment since 1906 and selling into the North American market since 1973. The 870 HS HDP, however, isn’t […] Read more
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