Grain storage and handling equipment maker GSI’s GrainVue bin monitoring system allows farmers to monitor grain’s condition inside the bin and automate the drying, cooling and/or aerating.
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GSI’s GrainVue allows for remote grain bin monitoring
Customizable system can automatically control aeration, drying and cooling
Vintage power on display at Saskatchewan tractor pull
This summer’s Ag in Motion farm show included a tractor pull that featured machines built before 1960
At the Ag in Motion farm show held earlier this year near Langham, Sask., a vintage tractor pull event drew pretty significant crowds of show goers, who were mostly farmers.
Equipment dealership chain firms up Manitoba reach
AgWest is expanding its dealership network with new buildings in Brandon and Russell
Agco equipment dealership chain AgWest recently announced it will build two new dealership buildings in western Manitoba to better serve that expanding market area.
Powdery mildew can be combine fire risk
Dust from the disease can ignite to cause combine fires; producers advised to frequently clean their equipment
Depending on the crop, powdery mildew may not be much of a yield killer for grain growers — but dust from the fungal disease can build up to cause fires in combines.
Aluminum grain trailers offer best of both worlds
The customizable design based on pneumatic trailer configurations provides light weight but high capacity
Aluminum grain trailers were turning farmers’ heads at the recent Ag in Motion farm show, touting customizable design based on pneumatic trailer configurations, as well as high capacity but also lighter weight for fuel efficiency.
Deere’s Tier 4 engines get B30 upgrade
John Deere has increased the biofuel rating of its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30. Photo: John Deere
John Deere has just announced it is increasing the biodiesel approval rating on its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30.
JCB releases new high-capacity compact track loaders
Company hopes to eliminate need for a separate loader tractor or telehandler
JCB expects its two new high-horsepower compact track loaders, the 400T and 4TS teleskid, will often eliminate the need for a separate loader tractor or telehandler on a job.
Loftness introduces the 12-ton L1230 fertilizer spreader
New spreader is compatible with variable-rate or fixed-rate hydraulic drive
New from Minnesota implement maker Loftness, the L1230 fertilizer spreader can handle variable- or fixed-rate spreading tasks.
Agco launches updated Fendt, Massey Ferguson tractors
Updated 1000 series Fendt and new 5M series MF tractors debut at U.S. show
Farm equipment maker Agco has rolled out new Massey Ferguson 5M utility tractors for livestock and forage producers, and Gen4 Vario versions of its higher-horsepower Fendt 1000 tractors.
Poor-fitting PPE adds more farm safety hazards for women
Surveys show the available gear significantly hampers women at their work
Despite decades of calls for change, women on farms and in other workplaces are still made to struggle with ill-fitting and uncomfortable personal protective equipment (PPE).
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