Case IH is putting the pressure on its competitors this fall by offering a new three-year, 2,000 hour standard warranty on its 2019 line of Steiger four-wheel drive tractors. And they’ll also arrive on the farm with a factory-installed telematics package and a free one-year subscription to the brand’s AFS Connect telematics package. AFS Connect […] Read more
Case IH ups the ante on tractor warranty
Longer warranty and new features standard on 2019 Magnums and Steigers
Reviewing the M7 Kubota
Our observations after getting up close and personal with two M7 tractors
A couple of years ago Kubota introduced its flagship M7 line of tractors, which pushed the available horsepower in its tractor line to 168. Since then the orange brand has been pushing to become a much bigger player in the ag equipment market, with a stated intention of eventually becoming a full-line manufacturer. But there’s […] Read more
PHOTOS: What we liked – and didn’t like – about the Kubota M7 tractor
M7 tractor stats Kubota’s current line of M7 tractors consists of three models ranging from 131 to 168 engine horsepower (100 to 140 at the PTO). The 131 and 151 claim a 20 horsepower power boost, while the 171 is rated for five. Each model is available with a 24-speed powershift or CVT transmission, and […] Read more
Saying goodbye to an old friend
There were obvious signs of relief in many quarters this week as a new NAFTA agreement was finally reached. At the insistence of the U.S. president, however, it will get a new name. Now it’s the USMCA, which CBC’s comedy show ’22 Minutes” suggested in a tweet sounded like—and should be sung like—the classic line […] Read more
John Deere adds a “light weight” sprayer
R4044 joins the Green brand’s 4 Series sprayer line
In May John Deere announced the introduction of the R4044 sprayer. Although it offers a 1,200 gallon (4,542 litre) product tank and sports a 325 horsepower, nine-litre diesel under the hood, it still weighs in nine per cent lighter than the R4045. Deere’s marketing staff say this machine fills a niche for those who are […] Read more
Drying up
Last week PAMI (The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute) released some tips for producers who are trying to dry out this year’s crop after getting it into the bin. It looks like some helpful stuff. So rather than me interpret it, here’s a direct excerpt from their press release: “We know producers are very concerned about […] Read more
Duck Foot improves header performance
These plastic after-market parts fit over existing header tines
Showing off his invention at the Innovations Show Place at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina last June, Steve Kastning described how he and his wife came up with the design of the Duck Foot header finger, which was designed to solve a problem on their own farm. “I found in lentils, it was stripping […] Read more
Communications 101
This week a big group of the Glacier FarmMedia editorial team was in Ontario walking the aisles of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Glacier, if you didn’t know, is the parent company of all us here at Grainews, Country Guide and a few other magazines you’ve more than likely heard of. As a group, we writers […] Read more
PHOTOS: Running with a bulldog
We road test a 2018 Mack Pinnacle mDRIVE grain truck
The iconic bulldog hood ornament has stood above the grilles of Mack trucks for decades. This year our annual week of equipment reviews, which takes place on the grounds of the Ag in Motion farm show every July, gave us a chance to follow one of those bulldogs down the road for a couple of […] Read more
Going, going…
The Humboldt Broncos bus crash not only shocked us Canadians, it made news headlines in several countries round the world. But here at home it wasn’t a here-and-gone item on the six o’clock news. The incident has been in the public consciousness since that day. Watching us as a society keep the victims in our […] Read more