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Case IH introduces the new AccuTurn

Automated headland turning feature comes from robotic tractor project

By Scott Garvey May 4, 2017

Case IH may not yet be ready to put a retail price on the autonomous Magnum tractor it showed last year, which started the industry talking, but some of the technology from that concept vehicle is beginning to make its way into the brand’s existing line of tractors. The software logic used in the guidance […] Read more

Two-wheel drive tractors with 116 to 145 horsepower  get added to Case IH’s Maxxum line this year.

Machinery

Case IH brings back two-wheel drive Maxxums

By Scott Garvey May 4, 2017

Following the lead of its sister brand New Holland, Case IH announced it is bringing back two-wheel drive tractors to the high end of its utility class models this year. The brand will offer buyers a choice of Maxxum tractors in the lower-cost two-wheel drive configuration with horsepower ranging from 116 to 145. “By popular […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Farm, ranch work still exempt from Alberta helmet rule

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 3, 2017

Farm and/or ranch work remain exempt in the final version of Alberta’s new law requiring off-highway vehicle users to wear helmets while riding on public land. Provincial Bill 36, which passed in December, takes effect May 15, requiring an approved helmet for anyone “driving, operating, riding in or on, or being towed by” an off-highway […] Read more

A new UAV kit and GPS receiver add to Case IH’s AFS product line for 2017.

Machinery

More AFS equipment from Case IH

UAV kit and new GPS receiver  added to Case IH AFS product line

By Scott Garvey May 1, 2017

Back in February Case IH ramped up its precision farming offerings with the addition of an unmanned aerial vehicle kit that will be available for purchase later this spring. The brand is partnering with UAV firm DroneDeploy to offer this kit. The DJI Phantom 4 UAV will come with an RGB camera, hard carrying case, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Monsanto halts sale of Precision Planting arm to Deere

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 1, 2017

Monsanto subsidiary The Climate Corp. has cancelled a deal to sell its Precision Planting business to Deere and Co., citing the months-long court fight against it. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in August last year to block the proposed US$190 million deal, alleging the deal would lead to higher prices for high-speed precision […] Read more

A CN locomotive near Jasper, Alta. (Photo courtesy CN)

Crops, Machinery

Grain handle helps CN to record first-quarter volume

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 29, 2017

Canadian National Railway reports moving more Prairie grain in its first quarter than at the same time last year, despite “more demanding winter conditions” compared to 2016. Montreal-based CN on Monday reported net earnings of $884 million on overall revenues of $3.206 billion for the quarter ending March 31 (Q1), up from $792 million on […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Prairie grain freight cost index to rise with fuel prices

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 28, 2017

An “expected sharp rise” in fuel costs in 2017 compared to 2016 may help raise the cap on how much money Canada’s big two railways can charge to move Prairie grain in 2017-18. The Canadian Transportation Agency — the tribunal which, among its other duties, sets the annual maximum revenue entitlements (MREs) on Prairie grain […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Ontario budget seeks tax flexibility for on-farm processing

By GFM Network News April 28, 2017

The Ontario government has balanced its budget for the first time in since 2008 — but Thursday’s budget contained little news for agriculture and rural Ontario. Finance Minister Charles Sousa’s budget mostly highlighted agriculture programs that had already been announced, and maintains $100 million in funding for the provincial Risk Management Program, which helps offsets […] Read more

Relays use an internal electromagnet to turn on and off the flow of electricity.

Machinery

How to check for a faulty relay

If a component isn’t working, is the relay to blame? Here’s how to check

By Scott Garvey April 27, 2017

Many electrical components in a vehicle or machine are controlled by a relay. So if a component isn’t working because electricity isn’t getting to it, there is a possibility the relay may be faulty. But determining whether or not a relay is defective requires a little basic investigation. Here’s how to go about it. First, […] Read more

The new Quiet Dryer from GSI has noise levels up to 50 per cent quieter than conventional dryers.

Machinery

GSI introduces a “Quiet” grain dryer

By Scott Garvey April 25, 2017

GSI, a division of AGCO, used the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, to introduce its new grain dryer, dubbed the Quiet Dryer. The company claims it is up to 50 per cent quieter than the majority of axial-vane fan models now on the market. They add that it is also quieter and more […] Read more

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Machinery

Case IH introduces the new AccuTurn

Case IH brings back two-wheel drive Maxxums

Farm, ranch work still exempt from Alberta helmet rule

More AFS equipment from Case IH

Monsanto halts sale of Precision Planting arm to Deere

Grain handle helps CN to record first-quarter volume

Prairie grain freight cost index to rise with fuel prices

Ontario budget seeks tax flexibility for on-farm processing

How to check for a faulty relay

GSI introduces a “Quiet” grain dryer

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