Farm equipment built for sale into markets outside of North America will not likely conform to engineering standards here. Importing these machines may cost producers much more than they expected over the long term.

Shop in ‘grey market’ at your own risk

Importing machines built for sale outside North America not advisable, Farmers’ Advocate says

Several years ago, my neighbour sold his farm to a Dutch farmer who wanted to move his operation to Canada. That immigrating farmer brought much of his European equipment with him when he arrived. It was a kind of novelty to see an unfamiliar tractor design working in a Canadian field. However, despite the fact […] Read more

The new 326 P-Tier compact wheel loader from John Deere includes an extendable boom that can reach up to 16 feet.

Deere sees farm fit for newest boom loader

The 326 P-Tier telescopic loader offers 16 feet of reach

North American farmers are apparently getting hooked on the capabilities of a compact wheel loader when it comes to moving loads around the farm. This year John Deere is offering a new model of loader it believes will appeal to producers, and giving that machine an additional feature to make it even more versatile: an […] Read more


john deere tractor in field

Heading for a fully autonomous fleet by 2030

John Deere intends to offer a full suite of autonomous equipment in five years

As John Deere unveiled its 2025 model year product line in late February, it brought the company one year closer to a significant date: 2030. That’s when the brand has promised to be able to offer a complete fleet of autonomous equipment, able to handle a full farming season from seeding to harvest with self-driving […] Read more

The process of farmer consultation on new equipment starts long before any metal is welded together.

Understanding farmers’ equipment needs

As the pace picks up on advancements in technology, consulting customers for their feedback becomes more important

A few years ago, I was invited to attend an R&D facility to test-drive a prototype version of an MFWD tractor with a CVT transmission — then I was asked to give my impressions of what I liked or didn’t like. It was interesting to participate in the early evaluation of a new tractor. Prototype […] Read more


New Holland’s 2025 T9 SmartTrax with PLM Intelligence tractors get faster road speeds and more horsepower.

Upgrades en route for New Holland’s T9 SmartTrax

The new units include a new track module while providing for more horsepower and faster ground speeds

Despite its corporate cousin Case IH offering rubber tracks on its Quadtrac four-wheel drive tractors for decades, New Holland initially went its own way with tracks on its four-wheel drive T9s. NH had started off with bell-shaped tracks sourced from another manufacturer, API, on its largest models. Then, for its 2012 model year, it introduced […] Read more

VIDEO: Bourgault launches ‘two-for-one’ seed meter

VIDEO: Bourgault launches ‘two-for-one’ seed meter

New XP Duo Seed Meter supplies singulation to two row units from a single meter

Last month at the National Farm Machinery Show, Bourgault Industries introduced its latest offering to the seeding and planting market: the XP Duo Meter. The latest development from the Saskatchewan-based ag equipment brand uses one meter housing to control seed to two individual rows (though operators can deliver to just one row if they choose). […] Read more


Case IH Magnums will get more horsepower for model year 2025, along with two complete digital technology packages direct from the factory.

Case IH updates its Magnum tractor line

Expect more horsepower and digital technology for the 2025 model year

At the Commodity Classic farm show in Houston in February, Case IH unveiled its new 2025 model year Magnum tractor line. And in keeping with the industry trend of horsepower creep-up, these tractors, too, see a few more ponies stabled under their hoods. “The 380 and the 400 both get five additional horsepower,” says Morgan […] Read more

VIDEO: New Holland, Raven sync up for grain transfers in the field

VIDEO: New Holland, Raven sync up for grain transfers in the field

Raven Cart Automation aims to make grain transfers in the field more efficient

New Holland and Raven Industries want to make technology your harvest buddy in 2024. The Raven Cart Automation system is designed to reduce mishaps, such as spilled grain, between combine and grain cart operators during harvest. The system works on a radio frequency transmission between machines and allows the combine operator to call as many […] Read more


VIDEO: Precision upgrades for Deere tractors and sprayers 

VIDEO: Precision upgrades for Deere tractors and sprayers 

Tech options aimed at injecting new life into older machines

If you’re not quite ready to pony up for a new John Deere, the brand’s line of precision hardware may be a nice fit to access some of its newer technology features. Deere’s precision upgrade line offers some of the latest receivers, displays, and modems at an affordable price to get more out of your […] Read more

front view of a geringhoff truflex razor header mounted on a claas combine

TruFlex Razor Draper header a “premium” design

Geringhoff header's features include air system, hydraulic drive, maximum flex

One of the European implement brands that have set up shop in North America in recent decades is Geringhoff, a combine header manufacturer based in Germany — and it’s offering Canadian producers a draper model its western Canadian territory manager, Lucas Haas, calls a premium design. Geringhoff’s TruFlex Razor Draper header offers some unique features […] Read more