The warm summer temperatures have clearly vacated the prairies for another year, but that doesn’t mean we at Grainews have given up on our practical machinery testing—far from it. It just means we’re drinking more coffee during the breaks to try and keep warm while doing them. This past week was a prime example of […] Read more
Haulin’
Honey Bee offers up a sweet 60 feet
Honey Bee Manufacturing hits the 60-foot mark with a new header
Today’s combines have obviously grown considerably in size over the last couple of decades, and they can now take a very big bite out of a field in a single pass. But a new header from Saskatchewan-based Honey Bee Manufacturing will likely cause even those most familiar with farm equipment to do a double take. […] Read more
Truck tent an economical camping option
Sportz Camo truck tent quickly converts a pickup to a camper
There’s no doubt all those camper trailers that fill RV dealers’ lots offer some impressive accommodations. But they don’t exactly come cheap. And if you want to spend time in the great outdoors, do you really need a satellite receiver and a big screen TV? If getting an enjoyable weekend nature experience is really what […] Read more
Summers Manufacturing introduces VRT Renegade tillage implement
iControl feature offers adjustable performance on the go
Summers Manufacturing of North Dakota has added another tillage implement to its “Variable Rate Tillage” equipment product line this summer, with the introduction of the VRT Renegade. It allows operators to change implement performance on the go, using a cab-mounted iPad as the controller A variety of adjustments are possible, which can be made on […] Read more
Lemken forms Canadian subsidiary
German tillage manufacturer builds a permanent home in Canada
Here in the pages of Grainews, we’ve reported on the new product developments from German tillage manufacturer Lemken several times. We’ve even reported on our visits to the company’s European production facilities and field days. This year Lemken announced that it now has a completely new corporate structure, with a newly formed subsidiary, Lemken Canada. […] Read more
Fendt looks to grow
A few years ago I was invited to the official launch of the Fendt 500 Series tractors in Europe, which happened a couple of years before they debuted here. AGCO, which of course owns Fendt, invited two machinery editors from the U.S. and one from Canada, me. We found ourselves at a big event at […] Read more
PHOTOS: A ‘Quantum’ leap for Morris
The brand introduces the new Quantum as both a drill and a tillage implement
At the 2018 edition of the Ag in Motion farm show at Langham, Saskatchewan, Morris Industries had a new drill to take centre stage at its display, the Quantum. Although the Quantum drill put in an earlier public appearance in Regina in June at Canada’s Farm Progress Show, the brand picked the Ag in Motion […] Read more
Clean Seed adds a planter
Clean Seed and Harvest International join forces
A couple of years ago, Clean Seed Capital finally introduced the CX6 seed drill that the company had let farmers know was coming down the pike. Now with two years of CX6 production under its belt, Clean Seed is expanding its manufacturing footprint. In July the company announced it had acquired U.S.-based Harvest International, a […] Read more
Ford heads into the hills
The brand sees its future as a builder of mainly pickups and SUVs
In 1966 Ford was the first of the Detroit Three automakers to realize the Jeep brand was onto something. At the time, Kaiser, which bought Willys and therefore ownership of the Jeep brand, had turned the spunky little four-wheel drive into a growing line of Jeep-branded vehicles designed for weekend warriors who wanted to hit […] Read more
Kubota digs into tillage offerings
The orange brand adds compact discs to its growing implement line
With its acquisition of the Norwegian implement manufacturer Kverneland, Kubota has been steadily integrating that company’s equipment to its own product line, particularly hay and forage equipment. And in some cases, such as with the newest Kubota round baler offering, it’s the result of expanding the original Kverneland lines in order to cater to North […] Read more
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