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Claas introduced the Lexion 8900 Terra Trac at the Ag in Motion farm show in July. The model on display had a special appearance celebrating 500,000 combines built since the company began producing them in 1936.
Equipment, Machinery

Lexion 8900 Terra Trac wins AE50 award

Claas’ newest combine takes home an engineering award from ASABE

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Glacier FarmMedia — At the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky in February, several ag equipment brand executives will be accepting their AE50 engineering awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Claas executives were expected to be among that group, to pick up three awards for innovations on two different […] Read more
Any disruption to a supply chain can affect the delivery of a newly manufactured product.
Columns, Equipment, Machinery

Remember risks as well as rewards in new equipment

Investing in a new model means you’re among the first to discover its hiccups

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Bringing new equipment onto a farm can be an exciting and productive change to the way the farm operates. Having the latest in horsepower, capacity and technology can make the farm more efficient and easier to run. If one has the luxury to pay for it, it can be an obvious choice to order the […] Read more
Tom Wolf discusses spot sprayers during the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon.
Equipment, Machinery

Moving spot spraying forward means building algorithms

Advanced spraying systems have benefits, but also have costs a farmer must consider

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Glacier FarmMedia — Spot spraying isn’t a new idea, and the equipment capable of selective application has been around for decades — but the technology that supports this approach is advancing. Tom Wolf, an application specialist with Agrimetrix Research and Training and Sprayers101, recently shared some of the new research, technology developments and application techniques […] Read more
Machinery, Wheat & Chaff

Agco-Deere patent dispute ends

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In January a U.S. federal appeals court dismissed an appeal by John Deere of a patent infringement case against Agco. In July 2022 a Delaware jury concluded Precision Planting’s SpeedTube-vSet2 product, a high-speed planting system, did not infringe on Deere’s intellectual property. Precision Planting is an Agco brand. Agco said in a statement it’s “pleased […] Read more
Special-edition Cats
Machinery, Wheat & Chaff

Special-edition Cats

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At the end of January, in honour of its 100th anniversary, Caterpillar announced the availability of limited-edition machines through select Cat dealers around the world, including here in Canada. The limited edition models feature a custom “Centennial Grey” paint scheme to recognize the original colour of Caterpillar’s first products. The models will also include special […] Read more
Ram and Leon Manufacturing made hydraulic cylinders and agricultural equipment, respectively. The family owned companies were both in business for more than 50 years but began having cash flow problems several years ago. Photo: Screencap via archive.org
Machinery, News

Buyer found for bankrupt Ram Industries assets

The Yorkton, Sask. company, along with Leon Manufacturing, went into receivership last year after more than 50 years in business

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The company was placed in receivership last June, ordered bankrupt in late January and on Feb. 27 the Court of King's Bench approved the sale to 102203996 Saskatchewan Ltd. for an undisclosed price.
Trevor Thiessen of Redekop Manufacturing explains the company’s straw chopper to a farmer from Oregon at the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, March 4. Redekop and other Canadian manufacturers are adjusting to 25 per cent tariffs on goods exported to the United States. | Robert Arnason photo
Machinery, News

Prairie equipment manufacturers adjust to tariffs

Some ag equipment makers moved U.S.-bound machines south before tariffs were imposed

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In 2023, Saskatchewan exported about $834 million worth of agricultural equipment to the United States. A portion of those exports were straw choppers and weed seed control units, manufactured by Redekop at its plant near Saskatoon.
Equipment, Machinery

Local sales in ag equipment buck national market trends

Evidence at Crop Production Show suggests demand beyond the data

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Even on a largely underperforming harvest outcome, optimism was still present in the majority of the crowd at this year’s Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. It seemed fitting to have the two largest pieces of equipment at the show a couple of booths down from each other. Capacity, horsepower and efficiency have been the focal […] Read more
Never mind the increased demand for horsepower from new tractors — smart-farming tech has increased the demand for power within the cab.
Equipment, Machinery

Power requirements in the modern tractor cab

Charging ports off an aftermarket inverter draw about 20 watts per device

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With modern technology comes modern problems. As more technology is integrated into seeding equipment, more devices require a power source — and in some operations, this may exceed the output of the 12-volt tractor system. The technology in modern seeding equipment has changed from the days of the on/off and up/down switch of early drills. […] Read more

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