Scott Garvey

Seed Hawk’s 1,300-bushel air seeder cart rides on rubber belts to blend 
greatly increased capacity with a very light footprint

This isn’t for everybody,” said Brian Dean, Seed Hawk’s vice president, director of R&D. He made that comment as he stood in front of the company’s prototype model 1300 air seeder cart during last year’s Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. And there’s no doubting those words, but the cart is a clear example of […] Read more

We take a look at Morris’ new prototype coulter drill and find 
out how one farmer who tested it rates its performance

Now that the R&D phase is over, Morris Industries is ready to let its new, independently-linked disc drill loose in the marketplace. The company has had four prototypes at work around the world over the past couple of seasons to get as much field experience and farmer feedback as possible before deciding on the drill’s […] Read more

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