New land roller from Brandt

New land roller from Brandt

High-efficiency land roller series available this season

For those producers growing crops that require a very even field finish, like peas, lentils or soybeans, a land roller is a key piece of equipment. In February, Regina-based Brandt Agricultural Products announced they are adding yet another new product to their expanding line of tillage equipment with the high-efficiency land roller series. Available in […] Read more

Kinze is introducing the small 3505 six- and eight-row planter models. They will be available through dealers for the 2023 growing season.

New planter from Kinze

3505 True Speed planter to hit the market in 2023

In February, Iowa-based implement manufacturer Kinze announced its plans to introduce its new 3505 True Speed high-speed planter; however, it will be a few months yet before one arrives on dealers’ lots. But the company says it will be available in time for the 2023 growing season, and it will offer advanced technology and improved […] Read more


Here in Canada, the war caused a shakeup on the board of directors at Buhler Industries, the parent company of Winnipeg-based Versatile (shown above) and Farm King, with the removal of Konstantin Babkin, a public supporter of the Russian action.

Machinery brands comply with global sanctions against Russia

All major equipment brands suspend shipments to Russia and Belarus

As virtually the entire western world has moved to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine, significant economic sanctions have been levied against the country and its accomplice state, Belarus. The sanctions have significantly isolated the two nations from much of the global economy. That includes cutting them off from western agricultural equipment. CNH […] Read more

The new VT-Flex 435 adjustable vertical tillage tool allows for on-the-go gang angle adjustments from the tractor cab.

Case IH debuts variable tillage implement

The VT-Flex 435 gets on-the-go gang angle adjustment capability

Increasingly, we’re seeing several different types of machines capable of immediately adapting to changing field conditions. And tillage equipment certainly hasn’t been left out of that trend to continually advance the technology built into today’s farm equipment. Last fall, Case IH announced it is adding the VT-Flex 435 vertical tillage tool to its tillage line. […] Read more


AGCO has introduced an updated line of windrowers, the WR series, under its Hesston by Massey Ferguson brand.

New windrowers from AGCO

Hesston by Massey Ferguson brand introduces the new WR series

[UPDATED: April 20, 2022] As AGCO celebrates 75 years of the Hesston brand, which under that company’s ownership is now known by the “Hesston by Massey Ferguson” moniker, it is marking the occasion with the introduction of an updated line of windrowers. Hesston has been a well-known name in the hay and forage business for […] Read more

Under their hoods, tractors may look very different than they do now in just a few years, with electric and hybrid powertrains as well as electric implement controls.

What’s in store from machinery brands?

Deere, CNH commit to more tech, electric and hybrid drives

The new powered farm machines parked on dealership lots in the coming decade are going to look a little different than they do now, at least under the hoods. That’s according to information released recently by two major manufacturers, John Deere and CNH Industrial, parent company to Case IH and New Holland. The largest player […] Read more


Case IH adds a little more comfort and convenience to some Puma and Maxxum tractor models.

Comfort updates for Puma, Maxxum tractors

Case IH tweaks tractor lines with a few improvements

In 2021, some Maxxum and Puma series tractor models were given convenience and comfort updates. The brand said those improvements would add to operator efficiency and make a day in the field just a little more comfortable. Among them was a redesigned hood for the 150 and 165 models, improved lighting and Hi-eSCR2 emissions technology […] Read more

Salford’s new Halo VRT high-speed disc offers on-the-go adjustable disc angles.

Salford adds the VRT to its Halo high-speed disc line

New model offers on-the-go disc angle adjustability

Salford has just added a new model to the Halo line of high-speed disc implements it debuted in 2020, the VRT (variable-rate tillage). This tillage tool is capable of on-the-go changes to disc angles to vary how aggressively it engages the soil. Those changes can be made multiple times in a field right from the […] Read more


AGCO introduces the new four-model 6S line of tractors under the Massey Ferguson brand.

AGCO introduces the Massey Ferguson 6S series

The third new S series tractor line hits the market

Last August, AGCO’s Massey Ferguson brand pulled the wraps off of two new tractor series, the 8S and smaller 5S models. In February, the brand revealed the latest group of tractors to join those new series, the 6S line. AGCO said these new tractor lines are based on a complete rethinking of its engineering from […] Read more

New Holland debuted North America’s first commercially available methane-powered tractor in February.

First methane-fuelled tractor hits the market

New Holland releases its alternative-fuel T6.180 Methane Power

New Holland has been teasing us with alternative-fuel concept tractors for several years now. We’ve seen the blue brand show both hydrogen- and methane-powered machines at prominent events like Agritechnica. The company has even gone so far as to establish an energy self-sufficient demonstration farm in Europe, where new machines undergo real-world testing. Now, we’re […] Read more