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The SPS 360 from Bourgault is designed to be a one-pass system 
capable of dealing with difficult field conditions.
Machinery

Two new implements from Bourgault

Bourgault has designed these new tillage tools to work in difficult field conditions

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Farmers don’t need reminding that getting crops seeded and harvested in the last few years in many areas has presented some unusual challenges, due to extreme weather. With that in mind, Bourgault has introduced two new tillage implements it claims can help quickly get fields back into condition for seeding: the SPS 360, which it […] Read more
AGCO is in the process of purchasing the forage division of Lely Group.
Machinery

AGCO buys forage group Lely

AGCO adds European forage equipment manufacturer

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In a mid-march press release, AGCO announced that it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire the forage division of Lely Group. Lely’s forage division manufactures balers and loader wagons in Europe, primarily for that market. The deal is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2017. However, it’s still subject to regulatory […] Read more
The new nine-inch, touch screen terminals have been designed for simplicity and flexibility.
Machinery

New monitors for AGCO tractors

Both MF and Challenger 
brand high-horsepower 
models get a digital upgrade

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2018 models of AGCO’s Massey Ferguson 8700 and MT600E Challenger tractors will leave the Jackson, Minnesota, assembly plant with a new in-cab monitor. The MF version will be called the Datatronic 5, while Challenger systems will be known as the Tractor Management Center (TMC). The new nine-inch, touch screen terminals get a simplified menu, easily […] Read more
Back to basics: Tractor operation 101
Machinery, Wheat & Chaff

Back to basics: Tractor operation 101

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Tractors are essential to farm operations. From field work to feeding livestock to cleaning snow, tractors are the most used machine on the farm. As simple and as commonplace as these machines are, the fact remains that the majority of agriculture machinery-related fatalities involve tractors. Reminders on basic safety while operating tractors can help everyone […] Read more
The new 5R Series tractors from John Deere offer four models in the 90 to 125 engine horsepower range.
Machinery

John Deere introduces the 5R Series tractor

The green brand offers yet more choices in the utility tractor segment

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The number of tractor models John Deere has been offering in the utility and mid-horsepower tractor classes has been large, to say the least. It already offers more model choices there than any other brand. At the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, in February, the green brand introduced even more models that land in the utility segment. The all-new 5R […] Read more
AccuTurn, Case IH’s automated headland turning system, is now an available on the brand’s 
mid- and high-horsepower tractor lines.
Machinery

Case IH introduces the new AccuTurn

Automated headland turning feature comes from robotic tractor project

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Case IH may not yet be ready to put a retail price on the autonomous Magnum tractor it showed last year, which started the industry talking, but some of the technology from that concept vehicle is beginning to make its way into the brand’s existing line of tractors. The software logic used in the guidance […] Read more
A new UAV kit and GPS receiver add to Case IH’s AFS product line for 2017.
Machinery

More AFS equipment from Case IH

UAV kit and new GPS receiver 
added to Case IH AFS product line

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Back in February Case IH ramped up its precision farming offerings with the addition of an unmanned aerial vehicle kit that will be available for purchase later this spring. The brand is partnering with UAV firm DroneDeploy to offer this kit. The DJI Phantom 4 UAV will come with an RGB camera, hard carrying case, […] Read more
Maintain augers and create work zones to prevent entanglements
Wheat & Chaff

Maintain augers and create work zones to prevent entanglements

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An auger in good condition is critical when it comes time to move grains and feed around the farm. Augers can also be some of the most hazardous machines on the farm, especially if they haven’t been properly maintained. Although Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting statistics have identified runovers as the top cause of agriculture-related fatalities, […] Read more
Starting in June, farmers can order a 4 Series John Deere sprayer with a 120- or 132-foot carbon fibre boom.
Machinery

Sprayer updates from John Deere

Carbon fibre booms, new cab and more technology for John Deere's 4 Series

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Last August John Deere gave everyone a heads up that its 4 Series sprayers would eventually be available with new carbon fibre booms, but it didn’t say when they would hit the market. In February at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, the company made it official. Starting in June, 120- and 132-foot […] Read more
Ron Krahn shows students a damaged recovery strap that is no longer safe to use.
Machinery

Safely extricate a stuck machine

Replace those chains with tow straps and think safety

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If you have a pile of old chains in your workshop ready to use when your tractor or combine gets stuck, just leave them there was the message instructors gave students during a lesson on how to extricate stuck heavy trucks and machines. The January classroom session was part of the University of Manitoba’s first […] Read more

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