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Nathan Yelland of Redhead Equipment, a Mack truck dealer, says most of his ag customers are now opting for newer trucks with auto-shift transmissions.
Equipment, Machinery

New or used?

Should that next new-to-you heavy grain truck be brand new?

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In the past, when it came to planning equipment purchases, grain growers generally budgeted for an older heavy truck in the farm fleet. And that made sense. Farm trucks have a history of not logging anywhere near the miles in a year long-haul, over-the-road trucks do. Therefore, farmers could usually tolerate the more frequent repairs […] Read more
When wheels cause soil damage 
Crops, Equipment, Wheat & Chaff

When wheels cause soil damage 

Q & A with an expert

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Q: Can we fix compaction?  A: As equipment becomes bigger and total loaded weight becomes heavier, our soils are often subjected to compaction. When equipment was lighter, this compaction tended not to extend very deep into the soil, and the effect was often resolved by frost cycles that fractured and turned the surface soil. Now, […] Read more
Tattle Systems allows producers to monitor pressurized and liquid fuel tank levels remotely.
Equipment, Machinery

Tattle Systems monitors fuel levels

Remote software tracks fuel usage

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Keeping track of on-farm fuel storage tank levels, especially during busy seasons, can be easy to forget. And nothing shuts down field operations or grain bin dryers faster than running out of fuel. An automated monitoring system can be a big help, ensuring tanks stay full. At the Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, […] Read more
The AWS Airbar mounts on conventional straight-cut headers and blows high-pressure air over the knife to help reduce pod loss and prevent material buildup that could impede crop flow.
Equipment, Machinery

AWS Airbar claims pod-loss reduction

Airflow attachment fits most straight-cut headers to improve feeding

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Low-hanging pods in crops like soybeans are often dropped by a conventional header, resulting in yield loss. That’s where Zac Corbin, sales and marketing manager for AWS Airbar, says his product can help. The AWS Airbar attachment is designed to blow material back and away from the knife up onto the draper belts where it […] Read more
Tillage implement manufacturer Lemken has partnered with forage implement producer Krone, another Germany-based company, to develop an autonomous power unit capable of a variety of functions, including tillage.
Equipment, Machinery

Autonomous tillage and haying

Lemken and Krone partner on multi-functional robotic system development

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As more attention is turned toward autonomous field operations, even companies that haven’t been known primarily for offering powered systems are revealing their efforts to produce self-propelled robotic equipment. Recently, tillage equipment producer Lemken announced it had partnered with forage-focused Krone (both companies are based in Germany) to create an autonomous power unit capable of […] Read more
Summers Manufacturing offers a dedicated controller alternative for the VRT Renegade, which required an iPad app previously.
Equipment, Machinery, News

New controller for Summers VRT Renegade

Dedicated control array removes need for iPad app

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This season, Summers Manufacturing introduced a new switch box option for its VRT Renegade variable-rate tillage tool. The switch box uses toggle switches and dials to modify tillage settings, instead of an iPad touchscreen, which was previously the only control option for it. Summers says the new switch box offers the same functionality as the […] Read more
This Sustainable Gator, which was built from a variety of renewable and recycled materials, was a joint effort between John Deere and Ford.
Equipment, Machinery

Deere builds a ‘green’ Gator

Concept machine built to investigate the use of renewable materials

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On its website, the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) reports a growing number of companies are looking toward “sustainable” manufacturing practices, and it suggests there is a valid business case to be made for pursuing that goal. Among the potential advantages is the ability to meet any future — and probably stricter — environmental regulations […] Read more
The Massey-Ferguson 510 with phone booth hot cab.
Columns, Equipment

Les Henry: Memories from combine days

I had 63 continuous years where it was my pleasure to rub out at least a few loads

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By the time this issue arrives in your mailbox, harvest should be well underway. In parts of the Palliser Triangle, the meagre harvest may be all over. Thankfully, many areas in 2022 will be a much different story than the huge drought of 2021. Some areas were too wet and needed heat to advance the […] Read more
AGCO executives say by providing farmers with retrofit precision technologies, the company can help them meet future climate change regulations.
Equipment, Machinery

Precision technologies to help meet climate targets

AGCO focuses on making precision tech available for the retrofit market

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Back in March, the federal government announced it was proposing a goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the use of synthetic fertilizer on Canadian farms by 30 per cent. While ambitious, it’s much lower than the mandated 55 per cent reduction European farmers are facing. “The government is focused on meeting this emissions […] Read more
Peter and John (shown here) Comben brought some of their models and custom dioramas to the Ag in Motion farm show at Langham, Sask., in July.
Equipment, Machinery

Custom scale model displays

Brothers personalize scale model farm equipment displays and machines

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Most farm offices have a shelf with a few die-cast models of favourite tractors or farm machines. And when Christmas approaches, the parts departments of nearly every equipment dealership begin stuffing the shelves with all kinds of farm toys and models. They make great gifts for everyone from young kids to grandpa — or maybe […] Read more

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