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The new 2370 UHD square baler from Hesston by Massey Ferguson is the first Class 8 model the brand has yet produced.
Machinery

AGCO debuts “Class 8” baler

Hesston by MF baler offers high density and large capacity

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In February, AGCO announced it had established a system of categories to define square baler capacities. It has divided balers sizes in to eight classes. The square baler classification system uses rated plunger load to define each one. According to the brand, plunger load was chosen because it is the most measurable factor impacting the […] Read more
Illinois grain farmer Lucas Strom, shown here April 10 in unincorporated Kane County just west of Chicago, had planned to purchase a grain bin but changed his mind when the price increased after the announcement of steel tariffs by the Trump administration last month. (Photo: Reuters/P.J. Huffstutter)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Steel tariff shrapnel hits U.S. farmers

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Kane County, Ill. | Reuters — Lucas Strom, who runs a century-old family farm in rural Illinois, canceled an order to buy a new US$71,000 grain bin last month — after the seller raised the price five per cent in a day. The reason: steel prices jumped right after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs. […] Read more
The Ideal combines unload at up to 6 bushels per second and can empty the grain tank in 90 seconds.
Machinery, News

AGCO builds the “Ideal” combine

All-new “global” combine design debuts at Germany show

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“For me this combine is the star of the show,” said Adam Sheriff, AGCO market development manager for the new Ideal combine series. “Everything is new with this combine.” He and I spoke as we stood near the rear of a new Massey Ferguson Ideal combine at AGCO’s display at the Agritechnica machinery show in Hannover Germany […] Read more
AGCO’s new C Series RoGators debuted last August and offer a host of upgrades over previous models.
Machinery

AGCO reinvents the RoGator

The C Series offers improved driveline and product delivery technology

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AGCO thinks anyone looking to spend less of their day cleaning and maintaining sprayers and more time rolling through fields applying product will like their new C Series RoGators. Equipped with the brand’s new LiquidLogic system, these machines promise more efficient cleanouts with less wasted product and more precise application in the field. “With the […] Read more
AGCO introduced three “next generation” versions of the Challenger MT700 Series at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in August.
Machinery

Next-generation Challenger tractors

Three new models now make up AGCO’s Challenger MT700 Series

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Producers got their first look at the re-styled next-generation MT700 Series track tractors from Challenger at this year’s Farm Progress Show in Illinois. The company has added three new models to the lineup, offering 380 to 431 horsepower. They get that power from a new 9.8 litre diesel that hits peak torque in the 1,200 […] Read more
Keith Ayres picking up a nice wheat crop with his MF 750 in the 1970s.
Columns, Machinery

Combines I have known, Part 2

In the 60s, Les Henry spent most 
of his combining hours in 
Massey combine cabs

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Harvest seems to be moving along better this year so now may be the time to talk about combines. This is No. 2 in an irregular series about combines I have operated. The first piece went back to the old Oliver 30 pull type that was the first combine I ran and to Cockshutt 132 […] Read more
Crops

AGCO to acquire Precision Planting from The Climate Corporation

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Equipment manufacturer AGCO has made a deal with The Climate Corporation to acquire the Precision Planting LLC equipment business. “Precision Planting is a strong business that plays an essential role in the growth and adoption of innovative precision ag practices that help farmers enhance their productivity,” said Mike Stern, chief executive officer for The Climate […] Read more
AGCO is in the process of purchasing the forage division of Lely Group.
Machinery

AGCO buys forage group Lely

AGCO adds European forage equipment manufacturer

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In a mid-march press release, AGCO announced that it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire the forage division of Lely Group. Lely’s forage division manufactures balers and loader wagons in Europe, primarily for that market. The deal is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2017. However, it’s still subject to regulatory […] Read more

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