Scott Garvey

Under its current management, Versatile has been aggressively expanding its product line with aim of becoming a full-line manufacturer. Barely two years after breaking into the air drill market with the technology it acquired through the purchase of Eeze-On Manufacturing, the brand recently introduced an entirely new model with independently-linked openers. Called the ML Series, the […] Read more

AGCO has given its newest air drill a “ribbon-seeding” opener, putting 
seed and fertilizer into 50 per cent of the available seedbed


In 2011, AGCO introduced the model 9800 Sunflower air drill at its dealer convention in Kansas City. The 9800 is a joint venture between AGCO and North Dakota-based Amity Technologies. Amity created the design and AGCO took it on as one of its own products under the Sunflower brand, providing global sales and parts distribution […] Read more

A variety of organizations have made massive efforts to grab ownership of world records involving farm machinery

Lately, several special interest groups have been gathering tractors and combines together at massive events in order to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. In fact, the rush to claim the title of “The most…” when it comes to farm equipment records seems to be this decade’s equivalent of scarfing down record numbers […] Read more

If you have a tractor, truck or other farm machine that constantly needs a boost to start, you need to determine whether it’s just time to replace the battery or if the alternator is not doing its job. There is a fast and easy way to determine which problem you have. All you need is […] Read more

With its unique expertise, the Nebraska 
Tractor Test Lab become involved in 
alternative fuel systems research

When the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab (NTTL) was originally created, its mandate was pretty specific. Measuring farm tractor horsepower and publishing proven numbers for each model before it could be sold in Nebraska was the facility’s sole purpose. But now, with almost a century of experience under its belt, the Lab has developed a skill set that makes […] Read more

“Power mix” tests are latest in new evaluations conducted by the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab to keep pace with new technologies and evolving farmer demands

In 1920, staff at the then-newly-formed Nebraska Tractor Test Lab (NTTL) conducted the facility’s first official tractor test. The Lab was established along with a new state law in Nebraska, which subjected all tractors sold there to independent testing. At the time, too many tractor manufacturers made claims about horsepower and performance that were simply unrealistic. By providing […] Read more

DLG’s tractor and equipment test facility in Germany has been evaluating tractors since 1962. It’s Europe’s equivalent of the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

The sign at the main entrance to the DLG (German Agricultural Soc-iety) tractor and equipment test centre in Gross-Umstadt Germany includes the organization’s slogan. “We establish standards” is its English translation. And that’s not an exaggeration. DLG is a non-profit, independent organization that was founded in 1885 by Max Eyth, a farmer and engineer, to […] Read more

Improved fuel efficiency and operator comfort are key features in Fendt tractors in all horsepower ranges

For a custom-farming operator to be using 10 tractors of the same make for 10 years, it has to be some indicator of his confidence in the quality and performance of the equipment. That’s been Alberta farmer Ludze Holtrop’s story with Fendt tractors over the past decade. Holtrop, who began custom farming in 2002, actually […] Read more

I have never seen a tractor manufacturer discuss zero to 60 acceleration times in its promotional material. That was, however, until I took an in-depth look at what the Fendt brand had to say about its tractors. And there it was. “Zero to 60 kilometres per hour in 11 seconds,” the company proudly declared! Unique? […] Read more