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Case IH’s Quadtrac 715 wins the Highpower tractor category at the EIMA show in Italy, Nov. 6, 2024. Photo: Greg Berg
Machinery, News

Tractors of the year announced at EIMA agricultural machinery show

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Day one of the EIMA international machinery show in Balogna, Italy, saw five tractor manufacturers take home awards for Tractor of the Year. There were six different categories in play – Fendt won in two categories – that ranged from horsepower to sustainability and a newly created category called 'TotyBot' for fully automated tractors without a cab.
The updated 6M series tractors from John Deere now includes 18 different models. They can be ordered with the brand’s 600R series front-end loaders.
Equipment, Machinery

John Deere hikes the horses on 6M tractor line

The line now includes 18 models in a range from 95 to 250 horsepower

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Glacier FarmMedia — In the utility to mid-horsepower range of tractors, John Deere offers a pretty large number of model choices. Included in that group is the 6 series. Positioned between the lower-spec 6E line and the premium 6R series is the mid-spec 6M. In late June, Deere announced it had updated those mid-spec 6M […] Read more
A spray drone used water to demonstrate the technology’s potential during a Prairie Fruit Growers Association farm tour in Manitoba in June.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Drone spraying sees some lift toward label approvals

Work is ongoing to satisfy Canada’s regulators and get drones added to pesticide labels

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Glacier FarmMedia — The ray of hope might be dim right now, but farmers wanting to legally spray pesticides on their crops using drones may be seeing the first hint of light at the end of the tunnel. Ross Breckels, a senior scientific evaluator with Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), said the process […] Read more
Proper machine maintenance, cleaning and monitoring can help reduce the incidence of combine fires during harvest.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Take steps to prevent combine fires in sunflowers

In warm, dry, windy weather, cleaning, monitoring and maintenance become even more important

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Row-crop harvest is in full swing across North Dakota, with many crops near completion. Weather conditions have been extremely warm and dry, allowing producers to harvest crops without the pressure to get the grains harvested before winter arrives. However, dry and warm conditions increase the risk of combine fires — especially when harvesting sunflowers. In […] Read more
Editors spent a week with Kubota’s RTV-XG850 Rancher Special Edition model to see how it would fit into a typical farm operation.
Equipment, Machinery, Trucks and UTVs

We review the Kubota RTV-XG850

Grainews’ practical test puts the new ‘full size’ UTV through its paces

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In September, Glacier FarmMedia editors had a chance to spend a few days with one of Kubota’s newest side-by-sides, an RTV-XG850 Rancher Special Edition. Kubota calls this model line its “full size” UTVs. The XG850 model comes in five different variations. The Rancher Special Edition offers a sort of mid- to higher-range level of features, […] Read more
Model-year 2025 Jaguar forage harvesters are getting several updates that improve capacity and efficiency.
Equipment, Forages, Machinery

Claas updates the Jaguar forage harvester line

Capacity and efficiency improvements dominate changes for 2025 model year

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In late August, during the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Iowa, Claas announced several updates to its line of Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters. First among those updates “is our new V-Flex knife drum. You can get it in 20-, 24-, 28- and 36-knife,” says Matt Jaynes, the product manager for the Jaguar line. The new […] Read more
John Deere video screengrab via YouTube
Equipment, Global markets, Machinery

John Deere responds to tariff threat

A Trump threat and social media backlash have Deere stating its commitment to U.S. manufacturing

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In late September, Donald Trump made a surprising statement during a campaign rally, although Trump’s behaviour is now generally so consistently bizarre that it’s difficult to call any statement surprising. But this one caught the ag community a bit off guard. Earlier in the year, John Deere had announced it was moving some production out […] Read more
In-bin and dedicated grain dryer systems have different capabilities, according to an Alberta research study.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

How to choose between an in-bin or dedicated grain drying system

It all depends on your objectives, expert says

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With short seasons and what seems like increasingly unpredictable weather patterns these days, many growers now routinely using grain drying systems to add a little time to the harvest window. But for those considering an investment in a grain drying system, how do you choose which one is right for your farm? Producers can opt […] Read more
Bidding is open until Oct. 31 for this uniquely-coloured UCX³ 1549 belt conveyor.
Equipment, Machinery

A conveyor of a different colour

Bidding closes soon for AGI’s rose-coloured rig

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If you’ve been through southwestern Saskatchewan lately and seen a very unusually-coloured conveyor, you’re not hallucinating. Nor has Mary Kay gone into grain handling. Rather, the Swift Current, Sask. manufacturing team for grain handling equipment maker AGI has rolled out this one-of-a-kind Batco UCX³ 1549 belt conveyor model for online auction as a fundraiser for […] Read more

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