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Premium Activation 
feature is available for the Gen 4 CommandCenter on 6R 
through 9R tractors.
Machinery

More precision ag tools from John Deere

Premium Activation available for Gen 4 CommandCenter

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In December John Deere introduced a new precision ag option, making its Premium Activation feature available for the Generation 4 CommandCenter on 6R through 9R Series Tractors. Premium Activation includes the three most commonly used applications from the GreenStar 3 2630 display: AutoTrac, Documentation and Section Control. The 4600 CommandCenter integrated display can be used […] Read more
Mobile Data Transfer is USB-to-WiFi device that plugs into a machine display and transfers data using a smart phone.
Machinery

Deere adds more wireless data transfer options

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If you run older John Deere equipment that isn’t JDLink compatible or have a mixed fleet, transferring files wirelessly to and from all your machines is now easier. Deere just introduced Mobile Data Transfer, which is a USB to WiFi device that allows you to use your smartphone to transfer agronomic files wirelessly. Read more: More […] Read more
AGCO just introduced its updated S9 Series Gleaner combines.
Machinery

AGCO updates its Gleaner combines

The S9 Series gets a host of improvements from cab to driveline

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Starting this year, the Gleaner combines rolling out of AGCO’s Hesston, Kansas, assembly plant will feature a broad range of upgrades that make them both more comfortable to drive and more efficient than their S8 predecessors. Since the brand introduced the S7 Tritura models back in 2010, S Series Gleaners have seen several updates. Now, […] Read more
A hemispheric lens captures a 180-degree image over a silvopasture — a combined forestry and grazing site. (Charlie Feldhake photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Machinery, Weather

Farm emissions research program renewed

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A federal program backing research into farm-level technologies and practices that limit farms’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been picked up for another five-year run. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Wednesday announced $27 million is budgeted over the 2016-21 period for the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program (AGGP). More information about criteria for the renewed program […] Read more
Krone’s Premos 5000 is the first pelleting machine designed to to work in the field.
Machinery

Introducing the pellet harvester

Krone wins award at Agritechnica for its innovative new forage technology

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One of the machines on display at Agritechnica 2015 that impressed show judges enough to win a Gold Innovation Award was German manufacturer Krone’s Premos 5000 pellet harvester. Until now harvesting forages meant either baling or ensiling it. The Premos 5000 offers a third option, creating pellets right in the field. “We can handle it […] Read more
Krone’s Premos 5000 is the first pelleting machine designed to to work in the field.
Machinery

PHOTOS: Krone’s Premos 5000 pellet harvester

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One of the machines on display at Agritechnica 2015 that impressed show judges enough to win a Gold Innovation Award was German manufacturer Krone’s Premos 5000 pellet harvester. Until now harvesting forages meant either baling or ensiling it. The Premos 5000 offers a third option, creating pellets right in the field.
(PortMetroVancouver.com)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Ocean freight rate index climbs

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CNS Canada — Ocean freight rates have shown some steady strength over the past two months, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) back above 400 points. The BDI set a record low of 290 points on Feb. 10-11, but has since posted steady gains, settling at 409 on Tuesday. While that’s still a far cry […] Read more
(Hagie.com)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Deere buys stake in U.S. sprayer maker Hagie

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CORRECTED, March 30, 2016 — Reuters — Deere and Co. said on Tuesday it has acquired a majority stake in Hagie Manufacturing, allowing the farm equipment manufacturer to take a greater position the high-clearance sprayer market. High-clearance sprayers, which allow farmers to spray fertilizers and pesticides in-crop later in the growing season, are “a new market for […] Read more
MacDon displayed one of its new R1 Series machines at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon in January.
Hay, Machinery

New mower conditioners from MacDon

MacDon's two-model R1 Series pull-types offer a wide range of features for farmers

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In August MacDon announced it was introducing a two-model line of pull-type mower conditioners called the R1 Series. The model on display at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon this past January provided farmers with one of their first opportunities to get a close look at one. The R1s are available in 13– and 16-foot working […] Read more

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