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The era of the pull-type combine: Part 2

A look at how the pull-type design evolved and production eventually ended

By Brian Kirkpatrick February 22, 2018

In the first part of the pull-type combine story in the January 23, 2018, issue of Grainews we looked at some of the earliest commercial offerings. Now, we pick up the story from World War II until last production in 1991. The war created a serious shortage of farm manpower, which accelerated the demand for […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Cruz urges U.S. biofuel policy revamp at rally for bankrupt refiner

By GFM Network News February 21, 2018

Philadelphia | Reuters — Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump’s administration to push for an overhaul of the nation’s biofuels policy, during a rally at a Pennsylvania oil refinery that blames its bankruptcy on the controversial regulation. “We need a federal government that stands up for workers, not against […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Deere upgrades 2018 outlook on improving equipment demand

By GFM Network News February 16, 2018

Reuters — U.S. farm equipment maker Deere and Co. on Friday boosted its sales outlook for fiscal 2018, citing strengthening conditions in agricultural and construction markets, sending its shares higher. For the past four years, Deere has been battling weak demand for farm equipment as a global grain glut pushed down prices, sending U.S. farm […] Read more

A bridge system from Agra-GPS allows  Deere GreenStar GPS to function in several non-Deere machines.

Machinery

Bridging the digital gap

Agra-GPS “bridge” kit makes Deere GPS compatible with other brands

By Scott Garvey February 15, 2018

John Deere currently offers a pretty broad range of digital features for its equipment, and many Prairie growers are familiar with using the brand’s GPS and data management systems. But for those using mixed fleets, transferring the Deere technology to other machines and getting anything near the full range of available features hasn’t always been […] Read more

(Video screengrab from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada via YouTube)

Crops, Machinery

Plant protein supercluster makes cut for federal funding

By GFM Network News February 15, 2018

At the table with artificial intelligence, big data, advanced manufacturing and ocean-based energy, Prairie pulse, oilseed and cereal crops are in for a share of federal support to spur innovation in Canada. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains on Thursday announced Protein Industries Canada (PIC) as one of five “superclusters” which will receive […] Read more

Machinery, News

Pursuing alternative fuels

New Holland continues development work for a world without diesel

By Scott Garvey February 13, 2018

New Holland has been pursuing alternate fuel possibilities for more than a decade. In 2006 it became the first ag equipment brand to announce its engines were fully compatible with 100 per cent biodiesel. In 2009 it first showed the world its hydrogen powered NH2 concept tractor at the SIMA machinery show in Paris, France. […] Read more

New Holland showed the latest version of its prototype methane-powered tractor at Agritechnica in November.

Machinery, News

PHOTOS: A look at New Holland’s biofuel future

Agritechnica offered attendees a close look (but not too close) of the NH2

By Scott Garvey February 13, 2018

Machinery editor Scott Garvey gets a good walk-around look at New Holland’s methane-powered NH2 tractor.

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Farmers Edge to use data to edge into insurance sector

By Leeann Minogue, GFM Network News February 13, 2018

Farmers Edge has signed a four-year agreement with global reinsurance company PartnerRe to bring precision farming technology together with ag insurance. Under the agreement announced this week, the two companies plan to work together to develop new insurance products for the agricultural market. While Canadian farmers have access to government-run, subsidized crop insurance programs, as […] Read more

The new 6R models get an improved CommandPRO joystick, which has a more ergonomic design and has 11 programmable buttons.

Machinery

John Deere adds to its tractor line again

Flagship 6250R model pushes horsepower to 250 in the 6R Series

By Scott Garvey February 12, 2018

One of the announcements John Deere made at Germany’s Agritechnica machinery show in November was the introduction of two new models to its 6R tractor line. Although they were just being introduced to the European market at that time, expect to see them become available here in the not-to-distant future. The 230 horsepower 6230R and 250 […] Read more

Machinery

Ram offers colour-matched pickups

Harvest Edition models available in Case IH red or New Holland blue livery

By Scott Garvey February 5, 2018

Are you a Case IH or New Holland guy or gal through and through? If so, it’s now possible to extend your favourite brand colour right down to a new Ram pickup truck. Ram’s new Harvest Edition 1500, 2500 and 3500 models will be available with authentic farm equipment colours from those two brands. But […] Read more

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Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Machinery

The era of the pull-type combine: Part 2

Cruz urges U.S. biofuel policy revamp at rally for bankrupt refiner

Deere upgrades 2018 outlook on improving equipment demand

Bridging the digital gap

Plant protein supercluster makes cut for federal funding

Pursuing alternative fuels

PHOTOS: A look at New Holland’s biofuel future

Farmers Edge to use data to edge into insurance sector

John Deere adds to its tractor line again

Ram offers colour-matched pickups

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