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How do you buy half a combine?
Equipment, News

How do you buy half a combine?

Overequipped? Underequipped? How do you make those farm equipment decisions?

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How do you know if you are over equipped or under equipped? In other words, do you have the right number of tractors, combines and seeders on your farm? When do you need to buy or change equipment? What if you decide to seed more acres and one combine isn’t quite enough but you don’t need two. What […] Read more
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s an exciting time to be farming,” says Ray Donald, who has been farming in southeast Saskatchewan for 50 years.
Equipment, News

A mix of new and old makes it work

Farm Progress Show: Something old, something new. Farmers use a mix of machinery to make things work

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Farming is a mix of tradition and innovation, and the machinery you’ll find on farms reflects that mix. That machinery is also a tangible record of how the machinery industry and farming practices have evolved over the decades. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s an exciting time to be farming,” says Ray Donald. “It’s exciting […] Read more
Krone Comprima round balers offer a variety of both fixed and variable bale chamber sizes.
Machinery

New “Comprima” balers from Krone

The brand offers a new round baler series with a brand new look

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This spring Krone introduced its new line of “Comprima” round balers that offer a variety of both fixed, variable and semi-variable bale chamber sizes. The brand is describing them as “new look” machines. The Comprimas use the company’s NovoGrip belt and slat system, which Krone claims helps produce a denser bale in both dry hay […] Read more
The Nordic Tractor chronicles the evolution of tractor 
production in the Nordic countries and follows the creation 
and changes of three of the region’s major brands.
Machinery

A book for farm equipment enthusiasts

The Nordic Tractor looks at tractor history in an unfamiliar country

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Last fall I had a chance to sit down with British ag equipment journalist and author Justin Roberts. We had chance to discuss his new book The Nordic Tractor. If you’re like me, you’ve read any number of detailed histories of North American-based ag equipment brands, which chronicle the evolution of their tractor designs over […] Read more
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
John Deere has upgraded the level of premium features on its 100 Series of lawn tractors for 2018.
Machinery

New features for John Deere lawn tractors

Simplified oil changes are one of several upgrades on 100 Series tractors

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Changing the oil in an engine is without a doubt the easiest way to extend its service life. But with the number of engines on a typical farm that need service, sometimes the small motors in augers and lawn and garden equipment get overlooked. John Deere’s new 30-second oil change feature on 2018 model year […] Read more
Deere’s new A520R Plus2 Accumulator carries up to two round bales 
behind the baler while the third is made in the chamber. The accumulators 
are compatible with 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 Series round balers.
Machinery

New forage equipment from John Deere

The Green Brand offers forage growers new balers and handling equipment

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In 2015 John Deere introduced its first large square balers built entirely in-house, the L300 Series. For 2018 those balers get an update, and two new models, the L331, which makes a 3′ x 3′ bale, and the L341, which builds a 3′ x 4′ bale, will take their place in the Deere haying equipment […] Read more
Lemken displayed some new features for its Heliodor 9 compact disc at the last Agritechnica. Some options are already planned for production while others will see limited release or were shown to get customer feedback.
Machinery

Lemken adds new implement features

The brand debuts new production options 
and looks for farmer feedback on others

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Grainews met up with Lemken’s Canadian sales manager, Laurent Letzter, at the brand’s display during the Agritechnica machinery show in Germany in November. Lemken was using that event to solicit feedback from farmers on a couple of new prototype features it had recently developed for its line of compact discs, and it was introducing others […] Read more
This year John Deere is adding a 
60-foot model to its line of 1895 air drills.
Equipment, Machinery

Deere adds to its 1895 air drill line

A new 60-foot model stretches available working widths

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In March, John Deere revealed the newest addition to its model 1895 line of air drills, a 60 foot version, which stretches the maximum available working width considerably. The new flagship model also gets some new technology to help improve seed and fertilizer placement. “This wider no-till air drill is a perfect fit for producers […] Read more
John Deere’s ExactApply nozzle control 
system is now available as a retrofit kit for 
2014 and newer 4 Series sprayers.
Equipment, Machinery

Retrofit kits from Deere

ExactApply upgrades available for 2014 and newer 4 Series sprayers

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In 2016 John Deere introduced the ExactApply nozzle control system as a factory option for its 2018 model year sprayers. Now, it’s making them available as retrofit kits, which can be installed on 2014 to 2018 model year 4 Series machines. That, says Deere, will allow owners of those machines to take advantage of the […] Read more

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