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An 18-degree gang angle and shallow disc concavity helps provide a more aggressive field finish along with good soil and residue mixing

Sunflower vertical tillage tools set to go high-tech

AGCO calls its 6631 Series vertical tillage tools “second generation of the second generation”

By Scott Garvey September 18, 2014

Vertical tillage implements have undergone an evolution, according to Larry Kuster, AGCO’s Sunflower brand marketing manager. They’ve changed to better deal with tough trash problems but still keep that ability to lift and mix soil and trash. Standing beside a Sunflower 6631 vertical tillage implement and talking to a group of farm journalists in a field outside […] Read more

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CP meeting federal grain shipment targets

By GFM Network News September 18, 2014

Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has met the minimum weekly grain volumes mandated by the federal government, the railway said Thursday, a day after Transport Canada said it would fine Canadian National Railway (CN) for falling short. CP spokeswoman Breanne Feigel said in an email that the railway had cleared the minimum volumes to […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP challenging extended rail interswitching rules

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 18, 2014

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) wants the courts to shoot down new federal rules that allow more Prairie elevators to move loaded grain cars on more than one railway, the Manitoba Co-operator reports. The Canadian Transportation Agency rules, launched in tandem with the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act passed in May, are the target of an action […] Read more

Bradly Barry Kowalczyk. (RCMP handout photo)

Crops, Machinery

Man sought on alleged ag equipment scams

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 18, 2014

Police in Alberta and Saskatchewan are looking for a 31-year-old man wanted on fraud charges stemming from allegedly unfulfilled online ads for farm equipment. Bradly Barry Kowalczyk is wanted on warrants from Calgary and the Three Hills, Chestermere, Crowsnest Pass, Viking, St. Paul and Olds areas of Alberta on charges relating to fraud over $5,000, […] Read more

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CN to be fined for under-hauling grain

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 17, 2014

Canadian National Railway (CN) is set to be fined for allegedly failing to meet its now-mandatory minimum weekly grain handle. The as-yet unspecified penalty would be the first under the federal Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act passed earlier this year. [Related story] The Act requires CN and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to move a minimum […] Read more

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Challenger MT500E Series tractors unveiled at Jackson, MN, factory

Take a look inside the updated, user-friendly cab interior

By Scott Garvey September 15, 2014

When it comes to model numbers on its line of Challenger tractors, AGCO has kept with the tradition originally used by Caterpillar when it owned the brand. Each updated version gets a higher letter designation behind the model number. So when it pulled the wraps off the newest incarnation of the mid-range MT500s in a […] Read more

A new, tracked Challenger tractor undergoes testing on a new chassis dyno designed to test its performance through the full range of gears.

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Agco one-ups its tractor quality control capability

The company continues chasing its goal of becoming Number 1 in perceived product quality

By Scott Garvey September 11, 2014

In July, farm editors traveled to Jackson, Minnesota to get a look at the newest Agco products bound for dealers’ lots. With another 30,000 square feet just added to the plant, the manufacturing process has been subjected to yet another improvement on the assembly line. Among them are the addition of a lot more automated […] Read more

Figure 1. When we separated the engine and transmission, we found the clutch needed replacement.

Machinery

How to replace a clutch

We keep our ongoing restoration project moving forward by installing a new clutch in the old Jeep

By Scott Garvey September 11, 2014

Project CJ3A keeps inching toward completion. The chassis is now fully rebuilt and finally ready to accept the engine and transmission. But before we reinstall them, we need to inspect the clutch to make sure it’s in good condition. That means unbolting the transmission bell housing from the back of the engine. There is certainly […] Read more

Miller began manufacturing spraying equipment in the 1990s, starting with its Nitro line. (MillerStN.com)

Crops, Machinery

New Holland to buy sprayer manufacturer Miller

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 11, 2014

Wisconsin precision spraying equipment maker Miller can expect to break further into the Canadian market following a friendly takeover by New Holland’s farm equipment arm. New Holland’s parent firm CNH Industrial announced a “definitive agreement” last week to buy the assets of Miller-St. Nazianz Inc. for an undisclosed sum. New Holland has had a manufacturing […] Read more

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U.S. lawmakers fault rail sector for slow service, profits

By GFM Network News September 11, 2014

Washington | Reuters — U.S. rail operators must put investment ahead of profits to clear the way for grain, automotive and chemical shipments now clogging the tracks, lawmakers said at a congressional hearing Wednesday about the health of the rail grid. Rail backups in the U.S. Midwest are particularly acute, with farmers expected to harvest […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

Machinery

Sunflower vertical tillage tools set to go high-tech

CP meeting federal grain shipment targets

CP challenging extended rail interswitching rules

Man sought on alleged ag equipment scams

CN to be fined for under-hauling grain

Challenger MT500E Series tractors unveiled at Jackson, MN, factory

Agco one-ups its tractor quality control capability

How to replace a clutch

New Holland to buy sprayer manufacturer Miller

U.S. lawmakers fault rail sector for slow service, profits

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