Lemken Canada demonstrated the updated Rubin 12 at the Ag in Motion farm show in Saskatoon in July.

Lemken forms Canadian subsidiary

German tillage manufacturer builds a permanent home in Canada

Here in the pages of Grainews, we’ve reported on the new product developments from German tillage manufacturer Lemken several times. We’ve even reported on our visits to the company’s European production facilities and field days. This year Lemken announced that it now has a completely new corporate structure, with a newly formed subsidiary, Lemken Canada. […] Read more

Morris has replaced its C2 Contour air drill with the new Quantum, which debuted at 
farm shows this summer.

PHOTOS: A ‘Quantum’ leap for Morris

The brand introduces the new Quantum as both a drill and a tillage implement

At the 2018 edition of the Ag in Motion farm show at Langham, Saskatchewan, Morris Industries had a new drill to take centre stage at its display, the Quantum. Although the Quantum drill put in an earlier public appearance in Regina in June at Canada’s Farm Progress Show, the brand picked the Ag in Motion […] Read more


Clean Seed Capital has acquired U.S.-based Harvest International, and the newly expanded company expects to offer a canola-ready planter to the Canadian market by 2020. This prototype was on display at the Ag in Motion farm show in July.

Clean Seed adds a planter

Clean Seed and Harvest International join forces

A couple of years ago, Clean Seed Capital finally introduced the CX6 seed drill that the company had let farmers know was coming down the pike. Now with two years of CX6 production under its belt, Clean Seed is expanding its manufacturing footprint. In July the company announced it had acquired U.S.-based Harvest International, a […] Read more

The CD2000 Series high-speed discs are the heaviest of two models lines introduced under the Kubota brand.

Kubota digs into tillage offerings

The orange brand adds compact discs to its growing implement line

With its acquisition of the Norwegian implement manufacturer Kverneland, Kubota has been steadily integrating that company’s equipment to its own product line, particularly hay and forage equipment. And in some cases, such as with the newest Kubota round baler offering, it’s the result of expanding the original Kverneland lines in order to cater to North […] Read more


The 2660VT “variable intensity” tillage implement has adjustable gang angles.

John Deere introduces new tillage tools

Updating the 2410 and new high-speed implements 
come to the Deere line

One of John Deere’s three announcements in May of this year was the introduction of the new 2430 line of chisel plows, which will replace the current 2410 models. They will also be available in a second configuration, as the 2430C nutrient applicators. According to the brand, the new 2430s will provide better soil levelling […] Read more

The new Massey Ferguson 1700M Series compact tractors are new for the 2019 model year.

AGCO introduces the new MF 1700M Series tractors

36- to 60-horsepower tractors for those smaller jobs

Using the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, as the venue, AGCO introduced the Massey Ferguson 1700M Series compact tractors, which is made up of two models offering 36 and 60 horsepower. The larger tractor can be ordered with either a 12×12 power shuttle or electronically controlled three-range hydrostatic transmission. The smaller tractor is available […] Read more


In 1947 the 37,500-pound TD-24 was added.

PHOTOS: International Harvester crawler history, Part 1

Former IH employee looks back 
at the development of crawlers

The period after the First World War, I saw an explosion in farm tractor innovation. International Harvester engineers were aware of the work being done by Holt and others in the design of track laying tractors; and as a result they experimented with new versions of the eight to 16 wheel tractors, including one with […] Read more

2019 model year John Deere 9R, 9RT and 9RX tractors will be available with a wider range of track options along with upgraded hydraulics. A Generation 4 CommandCentre package will also come as standard equipment.

John Deere adds more options to the 9R, RT and RX Series

More track choices and a hydraulic upgrade for high-horsepower tractors

In June John Deere announced several updates to its 2019 model year 9R, 9RT, and 9RX tractors. They include what the green brand describes as “a mix of the latest technology and performance-enhancing features.” For the first time, Deere will offer a 120-inch (3.05 metre) track spacing option on 9470RX, 9520RX, 9570RX and 9620RX four-track […] Read more


Inventor Darcy Goossen explains the operation of his Tire Grabber attachment for skid steer and tractor loaders, during Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. It can lift, rotate and position large tractor and sprayer tires during removal or installation.

Tire Grabber handles large farm equipment tires with ease

Loader attachment reduces manual effort during tire changes

Tired of handling those large sprayer and tractor tires in the farm workshop every time they need to be changed? If so, Alberta entrepreneur Darcy Goossen may have exactly the tool farmers need to avoid all that sweat and back strain. The Tire Grabber is an attachment for a skid steer or ordinary front-end loader […] Read more

We field-test a pair of Kubota M7 tractors, putting them to work cutting and baling hay in our test field.

Reviewing the M7 Kubota

Our observations after 
getting up close and personal 
with two M7 tractors

A couple of years ago Kubota introduced its flagship M7 line of tractors, which pushed the available horsepower in its tractor line to 168. Since then the orange brand has been pushing to become a much bigger player in the ag equipment market, with a stated intention of eventually becoming a full-line manufacturer. But there’s […] Read more