Today marks my fourth day in Australia, and I have to say this is a great place to spend time. My mission was to come down here and give Grainews readers a look at some uniquely Australian farm equipment. The best way to to that was hit one of the continent’s premiere machinery shows, Commonwealth […] Read more
The perspective from down under
Morris’s new concept air cart tender
This prototype tender is designed to dramatically cut spring air cart refill times
At Morris’ display on the grounds of Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina, the company’s chief operating officer, Don Henry, points out the two new air carts the brand is introducing for 2016, a tow-between version of its 800-bushel model and its biggest model yet, a 1,000-bushel, tow-behind cart. But while Henry says the company […] Read more
You can’t please ’em all
It occurred to me a couple of days ago as I sat in a local grocery store parking lot that almost all of the vehicles around me were painted pretty neutral colours. The lot was full of silver-grey, white and black pickups and cars. None were wearing paint that really screamed “Look at me”. No […] Read more
New brand identity for SeedMaster
SeedMaster launched a new corporate look and digital technology updates this year
In late June, SeedMaster’s president, Norbert Beaujot, stood in front of a group of farmers and made a brief presentation on the brand’s history during a field day at the company’s research farm in Southeast Saskatchewan. In any similar future presentation, 2015 may have to be highlighted as another important year for the company, which has […] Read more
SeedMaster offers buy-back guarantee
SeedMaster management is now so confident their drills can do a better job in the field than any competitor’s offering, they introduced the launch of the brand’s SuperSeed buy-back program during Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina in June. Here’s the scoop. If after three years of use, a SeedMaster drill hasn’t outperformed any other new […] Read more
Case IH debuts new 5 Series air carts
Seeding Equipment: Design for the brand's new, expanded line up is based on input from its customers
Walking around Case IH’s new 950-bushel air cart during an open house at the CNH training facility in Saskatoon in June, Dan Klein, the company’s crop production marketing manager, explains all the models in the new 5 Series line represent a complete redesign. And their features are the result of extensive customer input, which involved […] Read more
Bigger Bourgault drills and carts
A 100 foot drill and 1,300 bushel air cart push at the size limits of dry-land implements
The new 100 foot 3420 paralink hoe drill and 1,300 bushel 71300 air cart at Bourgault’s display at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in June seemed to be one of the most talked-about exhibits. Building a drill with a 100 foot working width makes the brand one of only a couple of manufacturers who are offering […] Read more
Ag in Motion highlights
Drinking plenty of fluids was the order of the day at the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show, which was held a few minutes outside the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in late July. Fortunately, there were plenty of vendors willing to sell bottles of water, soft drinks or even something a little stronger. The show […] Read more
New Holland offers its version of the new air carts
Back in mid-January, New Holland issued a press release announcing the introduction of blue versions of the new air carts being built at the CNH facility in Saskatoon. CNH is the parent company of both Case IH and New Holland. NH calls their carts the P Series and will also offer seven models. The blue […] Read more
ANBO’s Bucket Rake attachment for loaders
New bucket attachment is designed to turn a front-end loader into a rock picker
If you need to pick a few rocks out of a field but don’t want to haul out the rock picker, ANBO Manufacturing thinks it has the ideal solution, the Bucket Rake. It’s designed to fit onto a standard front-end loader bucket and be held in place with ordinary chain binders, bolted on with the […] Read more
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