Spraying machine working on the green field

Stopping sprayer clean out errors

Curb those embarrassing mistakes with 
tips from sprayer pro Tom Wolf

When Tom Wolf told his audience at CropSphere in Saskatoon on January 9 that sprayer clean out errors can be embarrassing, the nervous laughter in the room made it clear that most farmers have made some sort sprayer mistake. And, as Wolf pointed out, making the crowd laugh again, those mistakes usually happens in the […] Read more

A bridge system from Agra-GPS allows 
Deere GreenStar GPS to function in several non-Deere machines.

Bridging the digital gap

 Agra-GPS “bridge” kit makes Deere GPS compatible with other brands

John Deere currently offers a pretty broad range of digital features for its equipment, and many Prairie growers are familiar with using the brand’s GPS and data management systems. But for those using mixed fleets, transferring the Deere technology to other machines and getting anything near the full range of available features hasn’t always been […] Read more


Pursuing alternative fuels

Pursuing alternative fuels

New Holland continues development work for a world without diesel

New Holland has been pursuing alternate fuel possibilities for more than a decade. In 2006 it became the first ag equipment brand to announce its engines were fully compatible with 100 per cent biodiesel. In 2009 it first showed the world its hydrogen powered NH2 concept tractor at the SIMA machinery show in Paris, France. […] Read more

The new 6R models get an improved CommandPRO joystick, which has a more ergonomic design and has 11 programmable buttons.

John Deere adds to its tractor line again

Flagship 6250R model pushes horsepower to 250 in the 6R Series

One of the announcements John Deere made at Germany’s Agritechnica machinery show in November was the introduction of two new models to its 6R tractor line. Although they were just being introduced to the European market at that time, expect to see them become available here in the not-to-distant future. The 230 horsepower 6230R and 250 […] Read more


This series of early Holt combine images was supplied courtesy of Caterpillar Inc.

The era of pull-type combines: Part 1

Grainews looks back at the evolution of today's combine, from 1886 to 1991

In the beginning the harvester thresher or combine as it came to be known was strictly “pull type” — and pulling was hard. It’s generally believed the Holt Company of Stockton, California, sold the first commercial combine in North America in 1886. It was a 14-foot cut, ground drive machine pulled by up to 14 […] Read more

The sign (written in German) above John Deere’s exhibit at Agritechnica in Germany in November reads, “More affordable, guaranteed.”

John Deere offers performance guarantees in Europe

Maintenance agreements help owners in Europe stabilize machinery costs

What do you think the average field size is in Western Europe,” Thomas Höglmeier, segment manager for John Deere, asked the group of North American journalists clustered around him. A moment later he answered his own question: “Two hectares (about five acres) is the average field size,” he said. Höglmeier was leading a media tour through […] Read more


This tire has been customized with Trelleborg’s new YourTire feature. Blunk, the company featured on this tire, is a German agricultural contracting firm.

Trelleborg tires: Tracks, tech and tailor-made

Italy-based Trelleborg execs announced new tire products at Agritechnica

The Italy-based Trelleborg may not be the first company Western Canadian farmers think of when it comes to tractor tires. However, Trelleborg’s subsidiary, Mitas (based in the Czech Republic), is a major tire supplier to John Deere, Case New Holland and AGCO and has opened two U.S. factories. Overall, Trelleborg bills itself as the “world […] Read more

John Deere’s new XUV 835 and XUV865 Gators won an AE50 award this year for outstanding engineering.

John Deere Gators eat up engineering award

Last December, the ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) awarded John Deere one of the coveted AE50 Awards for its new XUV835 and XUV865 Gators. Every year the ASABE hands out engineering awards to most innovative designs to appear in new ag equipment. The full list of AE50 award recipients is released along […] Read more


Is the new Syn Trac a perfect tractor? That was the design objective when the development project began.

PHOTOS: Syn Trac tractor makes its world debut

This Austrian company introduces what its founder believes is the perfectly designed tractor

There were no shortage of uncommon equipment designs under the roofs of the nearly 30 massive buildings that housed the 2017 edition of Agritechnica in Germany in November, but none caught our eye as quickly as the revolutionary Syn Trac tractor. Standing beside the machine on display, Ana Putz, one of the company’s marketing staff and […] Read more

The trailed rake is designed to work with a front mounted section on the tractor, which moves hay before the tractor drives over it.

Reiter redefines the hay rake

Prototype leaves rocks on the ground while reducing leaf loss

At the end of one of the aisles in the grassland pavilion on the grounds of Agritechnica last November was a prototype hay rake that had many show goers stopping for a second look. Known as the Reiter Respiro, this model made its first public appearance at that event. Designed with a nine metre (29.5 […] Read more