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Used tractor and combine inventories on dealers’ lots are at their lowest levels in decades.
Equipment, Machinery

Farm machinery prices trend upward

Used equipment market sees low supply, increasing prices

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A few years ago, the combine sitting unloved on the local dealer’s lot would be getting a little cheaper with each passing month. But not these days. “We have 70 per cent of our dealers saying their used equipment (inventory) is too low,” says John Schmeiser, CEO of the Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA). “And […] Read more
The TV620B Case compact track loader has a 114-horsepower engine and a 6,200-pound rated operating capacity.
Equipment, Machinery

New skid steers and CTLs

Several brands update existing models or add new ones

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The skid steer and its sister machine, the compact track loader (CTL), have become common pieces of equipment in many large-farm fleets. They’re handy when it comes to any number of material handling chores, and they’re pretty nimble to boot. In the past several months, a few brands have updated or added to their model […] Read more
Parts are already in short supply in Ukraine, and farmers are stockpiling and lending and borrowing amongst themselves. (Ihor Pavliuk photo)
Crops, Machinery

Farming behind the lines in Ukraine

A Ukrainian agriculture journalist chronicles the challenges of sowing a crop during wartime

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Ukrainians will farm their land, even in the face of war. In the Kherson area of southern Ukraine, where war rages and the city of Kherson is seen by the Russian invaders as strategic, a column set out on Monday. This was a column of tractors, under the flag of Ukraine. In it were farmers […] Read more
The new 2150S Early Riser planter from Case IH uses a split-row frame design and offers spacings of 15, 20 and 30 inches.
Equipment, Machinery

Case IH introduces new planter and air drill

The 2150S split-row planter and Precision Disc 550 air drill debut for 2023

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In early February, Case IH announced it has added a new model to its line of Early Riser planters, the 2150S, which uses a split-row design. The two-row frame allows for improved trash clearance in no-till fields, giving the machine up to 50 inches of row unit offset, depending on planting row width. According to […] Read more
Agritechnica will resume its normal two-year schedule, with the next event opening its gates on Nov. 12, 2023. Last fall, DLG started the “Agritechnica Digital” series of information sessions and seminars, which are available free to anyone online. Interested persons can register at agritechnica.com.
Machinery, News

Agritechnica cancelled

After a postponement the giant farm show finally gave up on 2022

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Sadly, the global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted virtually every organized event over the past two years. Germany’s Agritechnica, which was originally scheduled to run in November of 2021, had to be postponed until February 2022. And while many were optimistic the virus would recede sufficiently to allow the event to proceed by that time, DLG […] Read more
File photo of Highway 363 near Moose Jaw, Sask. (Mysticenergy/iStock/Getty Images)
General, Machinery, Weather

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

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MarketsFarm — Warming temperatures and melting snow across Western Canada may cause some disruptions to grain and livestock movement over the next few weeks as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies. Annual spring road restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads, in an effort to reduce the […] Read more
This self-propelled sprayer from Trimble and Horsch is slated to be released in Canada later this year.
Equipment, Machinery

Trimble, Horsch to launch self-propelled sprayer

Various configurations and boom widths will be available

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Trimble, a precision ag technology provider, is teaming up with ag equipment manufacturer Horsch to introduce a new, self-propelled crop protection sprayer. The sprayer relies on sensor data and GNSS (global navigation satellite system) to navigate around fields. While it does require an operator to be on board, the vehicle has automated steering and speed […] Read more
Will Greeneye Technology’s precision spray system soon become an option on Fendt Rogator sprayers? AGCO announced last December it has become an investor in Greeneye.
Equipment, Machinery

AGCO invests in Greeneye Technology

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In mid-December last year, AGCO announced it had made an equity investment in Israel-based Greeneye Technology, acquiring 2.9 per cent of the young startup firm that has begun offering retrofit precision-spraying technology. The Greeneye system is based on artificial intelligence and deep machine learning, which enables intelligent, real-time decisions in the field that can significantly […] Read more
Weeds can be detected and sprayed in a growing crop with this green-on-green technology.
Equipment, Machinery

Retrofit spot-spraying system hits the market

Greeneye Technology’s system turns existing sprayers into smart machines

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What if it was possible to retrofit an existing sprayer with a system that reduces the amount of herbicide needed to spray a crop by about 78 per cent, and it still achieved the same level of weed management as a broadcast application? And what if it was possible to see a payback on the […] Read more
John Deere announced the market introduction of its first fully autonomous 8R tractor, designed to work alone in tillage applications.
Equipment, Machinery

John Deere to release robotic 8R tractor

Tillage work is first of many fully autonomous field functions to come

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In early January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev., John Deere held what may arguably be a milestone press conference. The green brand announced it was set to launch commercial sales of a fully autonomous 8R tractor designed to work alone in tillage applications when mated with Deere’s Tru-Set chisel plow. In […] Read more

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