corn header for combine

We check out an Italian-made Drago GT corn header

Italian-built brand available from four- to 24-row widths

As growing grain corn gradually increases in popularity in some prairie regions, more options for combine corn headers are appearing on the market. The Italian-made Drago GT header is one that many producers may not have heard of — yet. Grainews recently reviewed some of the features of the newest Drago GT with the vice-president […] Read more


Scott Garvey wonders about the total cost of machinery at Ag in Motion.

How much is it all worth?

What would the cost all the machines on display at AIM total?

If you look at a semi-trailer truck travelling down the highway with a box trailer, it’s impossible to know what kind of freight is inside. But these days, the value of the cargo carried in just one truck can be extremely high.

A weed destruction system, to mount on the rear of combines, that uses a specific spectrum of light, is being developed through a partnership between Redekop and Global Neighbor Inc.

Redekop partnering on new system for weed seed destruction

Canadian manufacturer's work with U.S. company allows for light technology to destroy weed seeds

One way to defeat the problem of weed resistance is to keep as many weed seeds out of a field as possible. Redekop’s Seed Control Unit (SCU), which pulverizes seeds coming out of the back of a combine, is one tool to help do that. But it can only be used on Class 8 and […] Read more


Hustler’s Series 2 Combi RX2 Multi-Feeder wagons include a number of design updates over the original models and are available in 14- and 17-tonne capacities.

Hustler updates its Combi Multi-feeder wagons

The new Series 2 models incorporate changes from customer feedback

New Zealand-based Hustler Equipment has introduced its Series 2 updated line of Combi RX2 Multi-Feeder wagons. Since introducing the first series in 2019, the company says it has taken user feedback to heart and made several asked-for changes fine-tuning the design. “The RX2 is our latest series,” Hustler’s country manager for North America, Lance Paskewitz, […] Read more

A John Deere sprayer.

Ride & Drives puts YOU in the driver’s seat

Meet some of the biggest brands in agriculture in the Ride & Drives area at Ag in Motion and discover what it’s like to get in the cab and take equipment for a spin. Hop on, move some bales and dirt, and try before you buy with sprayers, tractors, skid steers and compact loaders.


Geared-down expectations

What are other machinery manufacturers telling their shareholders to expect as they plow ahead into 2024? CNH (Case IH, New Holland) For its first quarter (Q1) ending March 31, CNH said sales volumes in North America were down two per cent for higher-horsepower (over 140 hp) tractors, and down 15 per cent for lower-horsepower tractors, […] Read more

claas milestone combine

Claas to show special milestone combine

The brand is celebrating building its 500,000th combine with a special-edition look on some machines

Claas is celebrating a significant milestone in combine production this year: its 500,000th machine will roll off the production line. And special-edition machines will be making the rounds to farm shows this year — including Ag in Motion — sporting a unique look. The brand began combine production back in 1936 at its Harsewinkel, Germany […] Read more


The Leon's Manufacturing building at Yorkton, Sask.

Leon’s Manufacturing in receivership

The Yorkton, Sask. dozer blade and loader bucket maker had been plagued by complaints over delivery delays

Glacier FarmMedia — Farmers waiting for equipment purchased from Leon’s Manufacturing are dealing with new uncertainty now that the Yorkton, Sask. company has been placed in receivership. Ernst and Young has been named the appointed receiver for the case, according to a court order dated June 11. The document names both Leon’s Manufacturing and Ram […] Read more

John Deere T6 800 Combine

Deere’s T6 800 combine expands on conventional wisdom

New, updated model due out for the 2025 season to replace John Deere's existing conventional T670

It didn’t take long after New Holland introduced farmers to the rotary combine concept, with its first TR model in the 1970s, for that threshing system to dominate the market in North America. While it may feel like the conventional straw walker combine has since faded into obscurity, it certainly hasn’t. Many brands are offering […] Read more