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This County 1884 4-wheel drive conversion tractor, based on a 
Ford TW-30 platform is one of only 24 known to still exist.
Machinery

Rare tractor hits the auction block

Very rare County conversion tractor one of only a handful remaining

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The tractor collector hobby in North America has slacked off a bit in the past few years, which is clear from the now lower prices for the common models that made up the bulk of most collections. It’s likely that can be attributed to demographics. An older generation that is gradually shrinking kicked off the […] Read more
Innotag, a Quebec-based distributor is introducing the Sky Agriculture Easy Drill to western Canada.
Machinery

Sky Agriculture’s Easy Drill debuts in the west

Drill’s ability to seed cover crops may appeal to conventional or organic farmers

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There’s a new drill in town looking to impress western farmers. It’s the Easy Drill from Sky Agriculture, which is a division of France-based Sulky. That company has been in business since 1936. But here on the Prairies, it isn’t exactly a household name. Quebec-based Innotag represents Sky Agriculture in this country and had the […] Read more
The Ehlo Scorpion 550 combination rock picker and rock rake is made in Finland and now available in Canada.
Equipment, Machinery

Rock picker-rake combo rolls out of Finland

Elho Scorpion 550 is designed to maximize rock picking

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A lot of middle-aged farmers across the Prairies can remember being sent out into the field with a “stone boat,” a tractor and pair of gloves with instructions to pick all the rocks. Today even those small- to medium-size rocks can be picked efficiently and quickly without wearing out a pair of gloves. The Elho […] Read more
Kubota introduced its M8 tractor line, which includes two models, the 190-engine-horsepower M8-191 and 210-horsepower M8-211.
Machinery, News

Grainews takes to the field in Kubota’s M8 tractor

Kubota joins the 
mid-horsepower club. 
We test the new line

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Back in March when Versatile announced the introduction of its Nemesis line of tractors, Kubota simultaneously announced it entered into an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreement with Versatile to build a larger tractor series for it, too. But Kubota declined to provide any specifics on its tractors, although the inescapable conclusion was it would be […] Read more
Seed Hawk and its parent company Väderstad look to grow interest in using a planter for canola seeding by developing a one-pass planter-air cart combination.
Equipment, Machinery

Seed Hawk blends technologies into new planting unit

The brand is developing a one-pass canola-planting rig


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At the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan, Seed Hawk had a concept canola planter unit on display. And this one is a little different than most of the other planters on the market. It blends the big fertilizer capacity of an air cart with the precision seed placement offered by a planter […] Read more
In July AGCO introduced the 296 to 415 hp 900 Series row-crop Fendt tractors designed for the North American market.
Equipment, Machinery

Fendt introduces the 900 Series tractor

AGCO looks to dominate the premium high-horsepower tractor market

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In late June Grainews joined a group of machinery writers that was given a preview look at Fendt’s newest tractors, the 900 Series Gen 6, which offers five models between 296 and 415 engine horsepower. To put it plainly, they are smaller versions of the unique 1000 Series tractors introduced a couple of years ago. […] Read more
Mentors (and work) help with successful tillage project
Cattleman’s Corner, Farm Life

Mentors (and work) help with successful tillage project

Where there’s a will there’s a way

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Our farm has always done the impossible. Most of the time, the motivation of being told we cannot do something is all that’s needed. Added to that is a whole lot of faith that it needs to be done. This spring my daughter and I presented my son with a need. We needed a sizeable patch of soil turned black. Apparently, […] Read more
The RB565 baler from Case IH is capable of forming both silage and dry hay or straw bales.
Machinery

Case IH RB565 baler capable of silage and dry hay operation

New model designed to be an "all purpose" baler for producers

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According to Case IH, the new RB565 Premium HD round baler is designed for the “ultimate crop flexibility,” which means it’s capable of being used to put up wet silage bales as well as dry hay and straw. “The RB565 Premium HD round baler is equipped with components to efficiently handle wet hay making in […] Read more

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