VIDEO: Loader skills put to the test w/New Holland equipment at Ag in Motion 2025

Published: September 3, 2025

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In what has become an annual tradition, Western Producer editor Robin Booker and Senior editor for Machinery Scott Garvey face off in a skills competition at the Ag in Motion farm show each July. This year, New Holland Construction again supplied the machines, a New Holland backhoe and compact track loader.

After the competition, the editors talk with New Holland product specialists about the new features added to the machines for this model year.

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This year the editors also went head-to-head in a second skills competition with a Mack truck supplied by Redhead Equipment. Watch for that video coming soon. Have a look at his instalment to see which editor gets to wear the championship belt this year.

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Scott Garvey

Scott Garvey

Machinery editor

Scott Garvey is senior editor for machinery and equipment at Glacier FarmMedia.

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