It’s (the ability to carry) load at the lowest possible pressure,” says Ken Allen, president of Firestone’s ag tire division, as he discusses the advantages of new IF (improved flexion) and VF (very high flexion) tire designs. “That’s the biggest consideration. Keeping in mind, at the same time, the genetics (of GM crops) and how […] Read more
Firestone introduces “next generation” radial tires
Trelleborg introduces TM Blue IF tires
Built to tough environmental standards, Tm Blue tires offer larger footprints and more traction because of their Increased Flexion design
Blue is the new green,” says Andrea Masella, marketing manager, agricultural and forestry tires, at Trelleborg, as he stands in front of a large blue tractor tire in the centre of his company’s display at Ag Connect Expo. “When we say green, we just think of forests. But blue refers to the whole environment. When […] Read moreNH debuts new centre-pivot Discbine
The Discbine 313 and Discbine 316 are our new models for 2014,” says Seth Doman, marketing manager for hay and forage crop preparation products. “We’ve simplified the driveline (compared to the previous H7000 Series models).” That simplified driveline now looks considerably different from what was used on the previous H7000 Series models. The cutterbar is […] Read more
Public debut of the Versatile DeltaTrack
Versatile gives farmers their first official look at the brand’s new four-track tractor design at CFPS in Regina
Rather than just bolt aftermarket track systems to an existing wheeled tractor on the assembly line and market it as a “me too” product, Camoplast and Versatile’s own in-house engineering staff joined forces to create a ground-up tractor design equipped with four tracks. The result of that collaboration is the new, three-model line of Versatile […] Read moreMarketing lessons not learned
Ever since A&W’s TV commercials starting touting the premium quality of beef in their burgers—which is produced without added hormones—many tweets, blogs and comments in the agriculture media have been filled with contempt for a company that has the audacity to in any way imply that what Canadian mainstream beef producers ship to market isn’t […] Read more
Will U.S. ethanol demand fade?
A couple of weeks ago, New Holland held a field day near the Minnesota-Iowa state border to show off some of its cash crop equipment. It was blended with a tour of a local ethanol plant. Currently, the U.S. ethanol industry is at risk of seeing a significant decline in demand for its product if […] Read more
New engines; new costs
After sitting in an office all day working on Grainews articles, one of the things I’ve often looked forward to is getting into the tractor cab in the late afternoon for a little “diesel therapy”. That means getting out from behind a desk and getting behind the wheel of a tractor to enjoy putting its […] Read more
Introducing the new…
It’s that time of year again when major farm equipment manufacturers introduce the new machines they intend to offer for the next model year. And the launch of those new products is typically accompanied by a lot of fanfare at big events. This year was no exception. All four of the major brands held […] Read more
Nominate your sprayer operator for an award
One thing almost everyone in all segments of agriculture seems to agree on is finding and keeping employees is becoming a tough job. For smaller employers, competing with the kinds of benefits packages offered by larger companies can be tough. But keeping good employees isn’t always about offering the highest wage. Surveys that try to […] Read more
Morris introduces new seeding equipment
Executives say extensive customer feedback and field testing were key in fine tuning the final design of three new market-ready products
It’s all culminated at one time for us,” says Morris chief operating officer Don Henry. “Our disc drill has been a five year project, same with the air carts. And the other big one is our Input Control Technology. We’ve been working on that for over three years.” Now, all those products are ready to […] Read moreCyber-Savvy Farmer
