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(Deere.com)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Striking Deere workers set for crucial vote

Equipment maker mulling options

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Reuters — About 10,000 striking workers at Deere and Co. will vote again on Wednesday to approve or reject a modified contract proposed by the company, as the longest strike in more than three decades forces the world’s largest farm equipment maker to consider other options. Deere has not publicly commented on changes to its […] Read more
The Fendt Trisix was shown to the public at Agritechnica in 2007. It has not yet been put into production.
Equipment, Machinery

In search of the perfect tractor design

Brands have tried many configurations over the years to improve traction

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Ever since engineers turned their attention to designing the perfect farm tractor, the challenge has been the same — how to turn engine horsepower into traction at the wheels in the most efficient way. That led to some interesting designs in the early 1900s when tractors were starting to get serious attention from farmers looking […] Read more
A CNH manufacturing plant at Sorocaba, west of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)
Machinery, Reuters

CNH Industrial, Monarch Tractor agree on electrification technologies deal

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Milan | Reuters – CNH Industrial said on Wednesday it had entered into an exclusive, multi-year licensing agreement for electrification technologies with Monarch Tractor, a U.S company focused on fully-electric autonomous tractors. The deal marks a further step in efforts by the Italian-American vehicle maker to bolster its agricultural businesses, while preparing to spin-off its […] Read more
A 90-foot boom option for the FA 1030 air boom applicator is now available, in addition to the current 72-foot version.
Equipment, Machinery

Two new products from Case IH

Digital planter control upgrade and wider dry applicator boom

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Over the past decade, the prevalence of ISOBUS implement control compatibility has grown significantly. ISOBUS is a standardized digital format that allows tractors and implements of different brands to communicate seamlessly with each other. Now, most major brands have included at least some measure of that into their systems. This summer, Case IH announced its […] Read more
Case IH has improved the shape of the hoods on its Puma tractors and added new options and features that include extended service intervals.
Equipment, Machinery

Puma tractors get an update

Case IH gives its Puma tractor line a new look and new options

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It’s that time of year again, when brands release their new and improved models for the upcoming model year. This season, Case IH turned its attention to its 150 to 240 horsepower Puma tractor line, offering a new transmission option and some updated features to go along with a minor facelift. “Producers need more time […] Read more
The popular Ranger UTV from Polaris will be available in an all-electric version for early 2022.
Equipment, Machinery

Another electric UTV to debut soon

Polaris reveals it will introduce an all-electric Ranger in December

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This spring, Polaris revealed it, too, had plans to jump on the electric vehicle bandwagon. The company says it plans to debut an all-new 2022 electric Ranger UTV in late December of this year. Last year, Polaris and Zero Motorcycles announced a partnership arrangement, and the electric Ranger is the result of that collaboration. The […] Read more
You won’t find a big V-8 under the hood of the 2022 Hummer, just batteries and electric drives.
Equipment, Machinery

Hummer pickup goes electric

GM’s reinvented Hummer pickup a sign of things to come

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Remember when General Motors’ Hummer used to be the poster child for gas-guzzling macho machines? It was a kind of moving billboard that emphasized the excesses of the 1980s. That perceived lack of environmental sensitivity is credited by many industry observers as one of the main reasons the Hummer brand went sour, then extinct. But […] Read more
The Co-op Ethanol Complex at Belle Plaine, Sask. (FCL.crs)
Cereals, Corn, Crops, Machinery, Weather

Co-op to capture carbon at ethanol plant, refinery

FCL, Whitecap sign agreement to sequester fuel plants' CO2

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A major Prairie ethanol and fuel producer is posed to spend just over half a billion dollars on a system to capture and sequester carbon dioxide from its operations in Saskatchewan. Federated Co-operatives announced Thursday it had signed a memo of understanding with Calgary-based ‘clean energy’ company Whitecap Resources, in which the latter company will […] Read more
Horsch has partnered with Trimble to develop autonomous machines, like this concept machine Horsch revealed earlier this year.
Features, Machinery

Horsch looks to autonomy

Horsch and Trimble partner to develop next-generation machines

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[UPDATED: Oct. 26, 2021] It seems virtually every ag machinery brand is currently taking a serious look at building autonomous technology into their equipment. Even brands you might not have expected such development from. For example, Regina-based SeedMaster had been known only as a seeding implement manufacturer until it unveiled DOT, an autonomous seeding robot. […] Read more

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