This T4 tractor will be used in NH’s autonomy field trials in 
a California winery.

New Holland joins the autonomous field trials

Back in 2016, at the same show Case IH unveiled its autonomous Magnum, New Holland held a similar press event pulling the wraps off its version of an autonomous tractor, the NHDrive T7. The idea, according to the brand was to ”illustrate possible row crop applications” with that model, which unlike the Magnum included an […] Read more

New Holland recently introduced its largest self-propelled 
forage harvester so far, the FR920 Forage Cruiser.

New Holland debuts the FR920 Forage Cruiser

New Holland’s new forage harvester uses 
FPT’s new 20-litre diesel engine

Big power has always been a requirement for forage harvesters, and New Holland’s newest self-propelled model, the FR920 Forage Cruiser, gets its horses from a new 20-litre diesel engine called the V20. It’s built by sister company FPT (Fiat Powertrain), which supplies all the engines for NH and Case IH equipment. It’s called the V20 […] Read more


(CPR.ca)

Grain handle down, costs up in CP’s Q1

Increased traffic in potash and intermodal containers offset an eight per cent drop in grain carloads in Canadian Pacific Railway’s first quarter, against higher costs and “challenging” conditions. Calgary-based CP on Wednesday booked net income of $348 million on gross revenues of $1.662 billion for the quarter ending March 31, down from $431 million on […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)

Two unions set to strike Saturday at CP

Unions representing engineers, conductors and signal maintainers on Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have served formal notice to strike starting Saturday. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP engineers and conductors, served strike notice late Tuesday, as did System Council No. 11 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), representing over […] Read more


Camso’s smart track technology monitors the temperature of rubber belt tracks during road travel, 
and it wirelessly transits the information to an 
onboard receiver.

Faster road speed with tracks

Camso’s smart track technology 
makes road travel more efficient

One of the criticisms of rubber-belt track systems has been their rapid wear rate from on-road travel. Now Camso, one of the industry’s major track systems manufacturers, has introduced a new feature designed to minimize that problem and permit higher road speeds at the same time. The brand’s smart track technology adds a digital component to monitor track system temperatures. Smart track technology relies on embedded sensors placed within the rubber tracks that monitor heat and […] Read more

John Deere introduced the new 344L articulated loader that also offers rear wheel steering for improved manoeuvrability.

New loaders and skid steers from JD

John Deere offers more models with features suited for on-farm duties

Earlier this year, John Deere added a new pay loader to its construction equipment line, the 344L. But this one was also designed to appeal to farmers as much as contractors, according to the brand. And it offers what Deere describes as “industry exclusive features.” Just what are those features? The most obvious difference on […] Read more


A controlled atmosphere stunning system for chicken processing. (Marel.com)

Cargill to replace chicken plant’s stunning system

Agrifood firm Cargill has budgeted $22 million to swap out an electric stunning system at its London, Ont. chicken processing plant in favour of a new controlled atmospheric stunning (CAS) system. The CAS system, expected to be up and running this spring, “will help reduce handling stress with chickens, resulting in a higher-quality, more consistent […] Read more

Illinois grain farmer Lucas Strom, shown here April 10 in unincorporated Kane County just west of Chicago, had planned to purchase a grain bin but changed his mind when the price increased after the announcement of steel tariffs by the Trump administration last month. (Photo: Reuters/P.J. Huffstutter)

Steel tariff shrapnel hits U.S. farmers

Kane County, Ill. | Reuters — Lucas Strom, who runs a century-old family farm in rural Illinois, canceled an order to buy a new US$71,000 grain bin last month — after the seller raised the price five per cent in a day. The reason: steel prices jumped right after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs. […] Read more