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The autonomous T4 Electric Power tractor is slated for market release later this year.
Equipment, Machinery

CNH machinery brands set to up their automation offerings

Raven technology being imported to Case IH and NH equipment

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Last December, CNH Industrial, the parent company to Case IH and New Holland, held what it called a “Tech Day” just outside of Phoenix, Ariz. For the event, CNH executives brought together journalists from across North America and Europe to reveal what the company’s two main brands had up their collective sleeve in the fields […] Read more
The autonomous Solix can identify and spot spray weeds, as well as collect a wide variety of crop data in the process.
Equipment, Machinery

Robotic spot sprayer to hit the market in 2023

Solix can cover up to 100 acres per day

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At the U.S. Farm Progress Show last August, Solinftec threw its hat into the autonomous ag machine ring for North America, debuting its robotic Solix spot sprayer. Solinftec, which is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and in West Lafayette, Ind., announced prior to the show that it intends to make the Solix robot available in […] Read more
John Deere is offering three new 9000 series forage harvesters, which use the brand’s new JD18X diesel engine.
Equipment, Machinery

New forage harvesters from John Deere

New 18-litre engine powers 9000 series models

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Self-propelled, high-capacity forage harvesters require some serious power under their hoods. In the past, John Deere’s limited range of in-house diesel engines meant the green brand had to turn to engine manufacturers like Cummins to get enough muscle for their largest models. And while their top-end 9800 and 9900 models, which deliver 855 and 956 […] Read more
The small square balers from New Holland have been given some improvements as well as renamed the Hayliner models.
Equipment, Machinery

The return of the New Holland Hayliner

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New Holland’s Hayliner small square balers were popular machines across the Prairies — when small square bales were the method of choice for putting up winter feed. That was, of course, before the large round baler took over that duty on most farms.  In 2022, New Holland gave its small square baler line an overhaul […] Read more
JCB has updated its Fastrac tractor line with more high-tech features.
Equipment, Machinery

JCB introduces the Fastrac iCon tractor models

Controls get a high-tech makeover and cabs updated

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JCB, based in the U.K., has given its 4000 and 8000 series Fastrac tractors a high-tech makeover for 2023. Last August, the company pulled the wraps off of the new iCon Fastrac models. Basically, the Fastrac tractors get improvements in three key areas. The iConfigure aspect creates a customizable operator control arrangement. iConnect ups the […] Read more
Screengrab from a CNH promotional video of its Magnum tractor assembly plant at Racine, Wisconsin. (CNH video)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

CNH sees headwinds easing in 2023 after strong fourth-quarter results

Long-running strikes end at two CNH plants in U.S.

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Reuters — CNH Industrial said on Thursday its 2023 net sales of industrial activities would grow by between six and 10 per cent, after the group posted stronger-than-expected results in the last quarter of 2022. The industry faced several headwinds in 2022, including a choppy supply chain and inflation, but late in the year these […] Read more
New Holland has introduced an updated line of Discbine mower conditioners, with working widths up to 16.5 feet.
Equipment, Machinery

New Holland updates the Discbine

Cutter bar updates improve cutting efficiency

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In August, New Holland updated its line of Discbine mower conditioners by introducing the Discbine Plus series. “The Discbine Plus models have bold, new styling and yellow accents to signify commercial-grade performance,” said Jordan Milewski, conventional hay tools marketing manager for New Holland Agriculture North America. “… we’ve focused on enhanced cutting and swath controls […] Read more
A view of BHP’s potash mine project north of Jansen, Sask. (BHP.com)
Crops, Machinery

Feds back BHP potash mine for sustainable tech

Fund to provide $100M for electrifying equipment

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Major miner BHP’s potash mine-in-progress in Saskatchewan has picked up $100 million in federal funding to go toward investments in low-emissions equipment. Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Monday announced BHP’s Saskatoon-based Canadian arm will get backing from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) for the mine at Jansen, Sask., about […] Read more
Last December, CNH Industrial unveiled a prototype of its soon-to-be-released battery electric, autonomous tractor. It was presented as a New Holland, but it will also be available as a Case IH when commercially released in late 2023.
Equipment, Machinery

CNH introduces the T4 Electric Power

Electric and autonomous utility tractor about to hit the market

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Last month, CNH Industrial, parent company of Case IH and New Holland, announced the pending introduction of the ag equipment industry’s first battery electric, fully autonomous tractor. A prototype version of it was on display for the first time at a media day in Phoenix, Ariz., in early December. It wore New Holland blue and […] Read more
Two new four-rotor rakes from Kuhn are available in working widths from just over 27 feet to 48 feet and three inches.
Equipment, Machinery

New rakes and tedders from Kuhn

Haying equipment manufacturer updates its small and large implement designs

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Haying equipment manufacturer Kuhn had a lot to talk about last fall. It introduced a number of updated new models to its rake and tedder lines. The new GF 1003 series tedders include both pull-type and three-point hitch-mounted models. They use the brand’s new OptiTedd small diameter rotors that the company says are stronger than […] Read more

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