The two ZG-TS fertilizer spreaders from Amazone incorporate a lot of digital technology.

PHOTOS: Amazone spreaders go high-tech

Amazone adds upscale technology to its broadcast spreaders

Amazone’s CEO, Christian Dreyer, told farm journalists that the company intended to focus on integrating sophisticated technology into its implements during a media field day in Germany in September. The brand’s fertilizer spreaders will be no exception. Two updated ZG-TS pull-type spreader models made their debut at that field day. With tank capacities of 212 […] Read more

The Workmaster 25 and the smaller 25S joined New Holland’s sub-compact tractor line in February.

New subcompact tractors from New Holland

Workmaster 25 and 25S join 
the small tractor line up

New Holland has strengthened its product offerings in the sub-compact tractor segment. In February the brand announced the addition of the Workmaster 25 and smaller 25S models. The 25 gets a three-cylinder 24.7 horsepower diesel engine mated to either a 12 X 12 gear transmission or a three-range hydrostat. It is capable of delivering 7.9 […] Read more


13 models of the new LA Series loaders are designed for New Holland T5 through T8 tractors.

New loaders from the CNH brands

Range of sizes available for 
both NH and Case IH tractors

New Holland has beefed up its line of front-end loaders this year with the introduction of the LA Series. With 13 different models in all, these loaders are designed to fit all the brand’s tractors in the T5 through T8 Series. Aside from strengthening the overall loader design and including arm profiles up to 80 millimetres in width, the LA models use a more efficient hydraulic system that generates less heat, which includes […] Read more

This T4 tractor will be used in NH’s autonomy field trials in 
a California winery.

New Holland joins the autonomous field trials

Back in 2016, at the same show Case IH unveiled its autonomous Magnum, New Holland held a similar press event pulling the wraps off its version of an autonomous tractor, the NHDrive T7. The idea, according to the brand was to ”illustrate possible row crop applications” with that model, which unlike the Magnum included an […] Read more


John Deere introduced the new 344L articulated loader that also offers rear wheel steering for improved manoeuvrability.

New loaders and skid steers from JD

John Deere offers more models with features suited for on-farm duties

Earlier this year, John Deere added a new pay loader to its construction equipment line, the 344L. But this one was also designed to appeal to farmers as much as contractors, according to the brand. And it offers what Deere describes as “industry exclusive features.” Just what are those features? The most obvious difference on […] Read more

The C237 offers the same lift capacity as the C238 but a lower horsepower engine that doesn’t require DEF.

New Holland introduces the C237

Another model in NH’s track loader lineup

New Holland’s Doran Herritt, product marketing manager for construction equipment, says customer feedback was behind the February introduction of the brand’s newest compact track loader, the C237. “Our customers told us that while the C238 will fit their needs for lifting and carrying, they didn’t need all the horsepower to complete their tasks,” he said […] Read more


Väderstad widens its planter line

Väderstad widens its planter line

Tempo L series now includes 
an 18-row version

Väderstad has been increased the working widths of its Tempo L planter line to accommodate North American market demand. Now, it has added to the 12- and 16-row units currently available with the new Tempo L 18, 18-row model, which begins production in June. It can be configured to row spacing as narrow as 20 […] Read more

Agrifac held an event in Holland to introduce the New Condor Endurance II.

Agrifac launches the Condor Endurance II sprayer

Dutch manufacturer updates its SP sprayer with enhanced spraying ability

In early February, Dutch sprayer manufacturer Agrifac introduced an updated version of its Condor Endurance, the Condor Endurance II, at a launch event in Steenwijk, the Netherlands. Company director Peter Millenaar says since their launch in 2015 the original Condors now have some 18.5 million acres under their belts, and the new model encompasses Agrifac’s […] Read more


The Libra TMR system allows for easier mixing of feed rations and can also be used to record the amount fed.

Agrimatics’ feed wagon management solution

This new system uses a mobile device to help 
prepare and track feed rations

Feedlot operators looking for an easier way to load and keep track of feed rations will likely appreciate the new Libra TMR system from Saskatoon-based Agrimatics. “We launched it in February,” explained Jasmine Brodziak, Agrimatics marketing director. “Basically, it comes from a product we’ve had on the market for about four years, which is called […] Read more

Darren Feitsma near Ponoka, Alta., seeding canola with precision planters.

Planter precision pays off for canola

Planters produce vigorous canola stands, and in some trials, higher economic returns

Darren Feitsma says using a precision planter for canola is producing a very uniform, robust crop stand on his central Alberta farm. His seeding rate is about half of what he might use with an air seeding system, yet with higher seed emergence rates and good nutrient uptake, yields are comparable. He has found over […] Read more