This is the next jump beyond air drills,” said Colin Rosengren, vice-president of agronomic practices and protocols at Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies. He is also a Saskatchewan grain and oilseed producer. He was referring to the CX6 Trident Crossover Drill his company currently has under development, which it displayed at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in […] Read more
Clean Seed sees a new way forward for drills
Bourgault expands its 7000 Series cart line
The tow-between L7800 becomes the third air cart added to the relatively new 7000 Series
Bourgault has expanded its 7000 Series line of air carts, which it launched with the introduction of the high-capacity 7950 model in 2012. This year, the company added two additional models. During the winter, the company announced the introduction of the 7700, which was meant to replace the previous 6700 model. At Canada’s Farm Progress […] Read more
Making hay while the sun is supposed to shine
Putting up quality hay may be the most weather-dependent process on a mixed farm. Of course, harvesting cereal and oilseed crops is only possible under the right conditions as well. But when hay is down in the swath, all you can do is cross your fingers and hope the skies stay clear. You can do […] Read more
AGCO announces its Fuse Technologies digital strategy
In the last couple of years, there has been no shortage of digital technology announcements from the major ag equipment manufacturers. Auto guidance and telematics have been high their agendas. On July 9th, AGCO made what may be the most significant announcement it ever has on that front. It unveiled its Fuse Technologies concept, what […] Read more
E-Quip Blog: Agco to introduce smaller RoGator
Last year Agco announced it was “retiring” its SpraCoupe brand of sprayers, which catered to farmers who want smaller-sized application equipment. That left Agco with just its RoGator and TerraGator lines of higher-capacity machines. But with the recent announcement of the pending introduction of the RG700 RoGator, it’s clear the company still sees a market […] Read more
EQuip Blog: Every which way but loose
If the title of this week’s blog had you hoping I’d be talking about Clint Eastwood movies, I’m sorry to disappoint you. It’s just that another restoration project is getting up to speed in my workshop, and I’ve done little else lately than spend time trying to loosen very rusty bolts, nearly all of which […] Read more
Deere watching
John Deere’s Gold Key customer tour program now applies to a range of products built in five of the company’s U.S. plants
If you’ve just written a cheque to cement the deal on any new ag machine from John Deere, odds are you can arrange to go to the appropriate factory and see it built. The green brand first introduced its Gold Key program, which arranges for special customer factory visits, in 1995, but it originally applied […] Read moreMagnum and Steiger customer tours
For our North American-built tractors we do offer tours through our marketing group for the North American facilities,” says Ryan Schaefer, Case IH high horsepower tractor marketing manager. Currently, the North American-built tractors include the Magnum line, which are built in Racine, Wisconsin, near the site of the original J.I. Case assembly plant. And the […] Read more
AGCO’s Hesston experience
AGCO’s Hesston, Kansas, combine assembly plant gives customers a special welcome when they come to see their machine built
This is a big thing for me,” says Kevin Bien, AGCO’s brand marketing manager for Gleaner, referring to the company’s customer factory visit program for combines. “I started thinking, if a customer wants to come to our plant to see his combine built, what could I do to make it special. We want this to […] Read moreDriving a New Holland combine off the line
Anyone buying a CR Series combine can make the trip to Grand Island, Nebraska, and be the first one to start their own machine
There’s a lot more interest now (from customers who want to see their combine being built),” says Jim Moellenbernadt, the marketing specialist manager who oversees the customer drive-off program for New Holland combines at CNH’s Grand Island, Nebraska, assembly plant. “We’ve actually done a lot more (customer visits) this year because of the later spring. […] Read moreCyber-Savvy Farmer
