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

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

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.

Adding new features to older air carts

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

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

Will very-high-horsepower tractors go extinct?

Autonomy might revert farms back to lower-horsepower models

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.

Deere getting connected via satellite

John Deere teams with Starlink for machine connectivity

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.

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

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

Hitch maker Power Pin under new ownership

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


After harvest, give combines a thorough once-over to get them ready for storage and ensure they’re ready to go next season.

What to look for during post-season combine service 

CNH offers tips on year-end combine inspection and servicing 

Jim Franceschetti, Case IH parts and service pricing manager, provided Grainews with some year-end service and maintenance tips for combines. He writes: When you pull away from the last field after harvest, the work is not quite done yet. You have run your equipment at maximum performance over the past several weeks, if not months, and […] Read more

The row unit on the Solus 1047 SX looks more like a corn planter than a seeder.

Concept blurs line between planter, seed drill

Horsch has created a concept to bring the advantages of a planter to smaller-seeded crops

Is it a planter or a drill? If a concept machine created by Horsch eventually comes to the market, someone might have to invent a new category. “We’re trying to mix and trying to get the best of both worlds, which is a seed drill and a corn planter,” says Laurent Letzler, who manages Horsch […] Read more