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The new Vaderstad Seed Hawk 600-900C was launched at Agritechnica.
Equipment, Machinery

New Vaderstad drill shows integration with Seed Hawk

The drill is expected to best suit farmers in Eastern Canada as well as Europe and Australia

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Vaderstad purchased Canadian seed drill maker Seed Hawk for a reason, and the new Vaderstad Seed Hawk 600-900 C is like a child of the traditions of both companies. There’s Vaderstad’s trademark red colour, and its attention to detail in building of planters and drills, including its E-Control data management system. But the 600-900 C […] Read more
A vintage combine such as this one, actually harvesting grain, is a rare sight.
Equipment, Machinery

Restoring a John Deere 55 combine

Corey Loessin and his son brought an old, unused machine back to life

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Last fall grain grower Corey Loessin of Radisson, Sask. posted images on social media of his restored John Deere 55 combine harvesting a few acres of crop. The video caught our attention, so we asked Corey to tell us about how he came to acquire the old combine and how the restoration went. Here’s what […] Read more
VIDEO: Case IH’s new AF11 combine a ‘plus’
Equipment, Machinery

VIDEO: Case IH’s new AF11 combine a ‘plus’

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Last week, Case IH debuted its new combine, the AF11, to the North American market at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky. At 775 horsepower and a 6 bu./sec unload rate, this ‘Class 10+’ offering saw no lack of attention on the show floor. In this video, Leo Bose, harvest marketing manager with […] Read more
Romafra Metal Works displayed its replacement air cart metering systems last month during Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon.
Machinery

Adding new features to older air carts

Updated rate controller, and sectional control for Deere 1900 and 1910

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It seems with each new model year, equipment manufacturers continue to one-up themselves on technology. That means adding an increasing number of digital features designed to increase production and reduce input costs. But with the rising cost of new machinery, many producers may be inclined to take a second look at ways to upgrade features […] Read more
bluewhite tractor modified for autonomy
Equipment, Features, Machinery

Will very-high-horsepower tractors go extinct?

Autonomy might revert farms back to lower-horsepower models

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As manufacturers have once again begun to amp up the muscle in their flagship tractor models, we continue to hit new highs in size and horsepower. But is that trend likely to continue? Advancing technology might actually reverse it, and see farms return to smaller machines — at least, that’s the opinion of some of […] Read more
John Deere equipment will soon be able to connect to the Starlink satellite network in some regions.
Equipment, Machinery

Deere getting connected via satellite

John Deere teams with Starlink for machine connectivity

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One common complaint many farmers have is that rural cellular coverage is often less than impressive. It’s a complaint not limited to Canada, and in fact we have it better than some other countries. But that limited service affects the use of digitally connected machines in a farm fleet, which need good connectivity. So John […] Read more
A Case IH Steiger 385 tractor upgraded with a new Trimble GFX system for tillage and NH3 applications.
Features, Machinery

Old equipment, new life: Cost-effective tech upgrades

An ag tech expert talks about how existing farm machinery can be upgraded to perform at the same level as new equipment

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What’s old can be like new again, says the president of a Saskatchewan company that specializes in helping producers outfit older farm machinery with the latest in precision farming technology. Matthew Yanick, who founded Rocanville, Sask.-based MY Precision Ag, spoke at the recent Manitoba Ag Days farm show in Brandon about the benefits of equipping […] Read more
power pin hitch
Machinery

Hitch maker Power Pin under new ownership

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We’ve written before in these pages about Power Pin, the southeastern Saskatchewan company that makes hitch systems for farm tractors and other heavy off-road equipment as well as on-road use. A few weeks ago the company announced it’s been acquired by S3 Group, another Saskatchewan company whose subsidiaries include blower and aeration fan maker S3 […] Read more

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