Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show, is held every two years in Hannover, Germany, and part of the event includes a competition that allows manufacturers to vie for some prestigious engineering awards. Gold and silver medals are awarded for new advancements in equipment design that are truly significant. How significant is what determines whether […] Read more
Major machinery brands win engineer awards at Agritechnica
Deere, AGCO, CNH take home technology accolades
PHOTOS: Tractor Trek 2019
Vintage machines boldly go into the Manitoba countryside
This past June marked the 10th annual Tractor Trek event in southeast Manitoba. Organized by the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum in Steinbach and the Eden Foundation, a non-profit health care group, the Trek’s purpose is partly to raise funds for charity. But vintage runs like this are also about having fun and showing off an […] Read more
Keeping up with the times
This week a news release on a survey about the general public’s attitude toward education arrived in my digital inbox. I’m not sure how I ended up on the mailing list for it. Getting inundated by “news” releases from marketing staff of all stripes, whether or not it has anything to with what we write […] Read more
PHOTOS: Behind the wheel of the Fendt 942 tractor
When we got behind the wheel of the flagship 942 model at the AGCO facility in Jackson, Minnesota, we ran it down a rural road at 50 km/h. That was a bit of a new experience, at least for someone who has never roaded a tractor at that speed before. Optional cab suspension along with the suspended front […] Read more
Fendt introduces the 900 Series tractor
AGCO looks to dominate the premium high-horsepower tractor market
In late June Grainews joined a group of machinery writers that was given a preview look at Fendt’s newest tractors, the 900 Series Gen 6, which offers five models between 296 and 415 engine horsepower. To put it plainly, they are smaller versions of the unique 1000 Series tractors introduced a couple of years ago. […] Read more
Hand me that fish
There are some days lately—well, many of them actually—when it feels to me like the world is living through one giant Monty Python skit. I mean think of it. This week Boris Johnson’s Tory government in the UK tried to pass a non-confidence bill against itself to trigger an election—and it failed! Even with his […] Read more
Can Am puts six wheels under a Defender
Can Am’s newest Defender HD10 is — wait for it — a 6X6, and it’s much bigger and more powerful than its next largest Defender HD10 brother. Uprated power comes from an 82 horsepower, 976 cc V-twin, liquid-cooled Rotax engine, the biggest so far in that model line. And the new Defender gets a 3,000-pound (1,360-kilogram) tow rating. There are two colour choices for […] Read more
Fill ‘er up
As I stood at a pump island fuelling up my Jeep, It struck me how unusual it is these days to find a gas station that actually offers a full service choice, like the one I was at. Pumping gas was one of those things a lot of young guys my age started out their […] Read more
GSI expands Z Series Flexwave grain bin sizes
Self-cleaning bins now available in 30-foot diameters
Last fall AGCO’s GSI division introduced its Z Series grain bin with a 24-foot diameter base. These bins have the brand’s Flexwave system that uses large liners, which alternately inflate and deflate to gently remove the remaining grain pile left after gravity stops feeding the auger. The company claims Flexwave is capable of cleaning out […] Read more
Some days…
As I sat at my office computer this week with a long list of recorded interviews to transcribe and turn into articles, I couldn’t manage to accomplish anything constructive. It seems some days I just can’t get into it. That’s likely a problem everyone in every profession has experienced from time to time. As I […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
