Vintage John Deere Combine

VIDEO: Sask. farmers gather to run vintage combines

Every fall a group of local farmers get together in a field near Milden, Saskatchewan, to have some fun running vintage combines from the 1950s and 1960s. This year the event included a recently restored Roto-thresh combine along with an assortment of other machines including models from John Deere, Massey-Ferguson and Case. There was also a […] Read more

 PTx Trimble’s new WM-FieldForm system allows farmers to complete drainage operations from initial planning and mapping right through to the implement control necessary to carry out those drainage plans.

PTx Trimble introduces new drainage technology

WM-FieldForm allows for mapping and implement control

PTx Trimble, now a part of Agco, introduced a new digital system in mid-November for creating topographical field maps and drainage plans, with the software and hardware needed to control implements to carry out those plans. WM-FieldForm is capable of controlling a single scraper to shape field surfaces. It is the first water management system […] Read more


Razors Edge concaves use a variable spacing design and sharpened, notched bars which improve threshing performance, according to the company.

New aftermarket rotary combine concaves designed for all crops

Variable spacing on Thunderstruck Ag's Razors Edge concaves eliminates need for cover plates

Having one set of combine concaves that can handle all seed sizes efficiently without the use of cover plates can be a timesaver when switching fields. Winkler, Man.-based Thunderstruck Ag has just introduced its own Razors Edge concave design to make that a possibility. “We’ve been working with concaves for the last seven years and […] Read more

Cat Command

Cat machines allow for semi-autonomous control

Cat Command allows an operator to be miles away from a machine

There’s more than a little chatter about autonomous equipment operation in farming these days, but that same topic is taking centre stage in other industries too, such as mining and heavy industry. In mid-November, Caterpillar expanded the compatibility of its Cat Command semi-autonomous technology to its mid-sized wheel loaders. Granted, few if any farms will […] Read more


Caterpillar’s next generation of skid steers and compact track loaders offer a roomier cab and increased specifications, including higher lift heights.

Cat introduces more ‘next generation’ skid-steer and compact track loaders

Eight new models offer 74- to 134-horsepower options

When it comes to skid steers and their tracked versions, known as compact track loaders, there are more than a few different brand choices on the market to pick from. Caterpillar has now made it clear the brand intends to remain a major player in that machine segment. “We are excited to launch the ‘next […] Read more

Kubota M7 and M8 tractors now come auto guidance-ready, with an open-architecture system that allows for any third-party GPS system.

Kubota to expand in-house guidance system offering

The brand’s current open architecture also allows for third-party guidance options

As Kubota continues to move toward being an ever-more-significant player in the ag equipment market, its two highest-horsepower tractor lines now come auto guidance-ready. The brand recognizes many of the farms that use its tractors are also likely to have other major brand machinery and already use the auto-guidance systems those companies provide. So Kubota […] Read more



Bobcat has jumped into the lower end of the utility-class tractor market with three new models offering 66 and 74 horsepower.

Bobcat introduces utility-class tractors

Brand stretches its horsepower range with 66- and 74-hp models

This summer Bobcat added three new tractor models to its lineup. It had been offering compact and sub-compact models, but it’s now made a foray into the higher-horsepower utility category with the UT6000 Series. “We entered into production and started shipping in July,” Bobcat’s product specialist Jonathan Widmer says. “They’re new — three different models. […] Read more


Developed by Upside Robotics of Waterloo, Ont., this small robot is designed to work continuously in a group, travelling between 30-inch corn rows, to apply in-season fertilizer.

Beethoven takes to the field

Small robots from Upside Robotics work in a swarm to fertilize corn crops

Glacier FarmMedia — A pint-sized robot is set to undergo wider field trials next year in Ontario corn crops. At only 24 inches wide, the robot is designed to travel between 30-inch corn rows in crops and apply in-season fertilizer. With a number of them working 24 hours a day in groups called swarms, they […] Read more