Last October, AGCO’s Fendt brand announced that its engineers were still working on the e100 concept electric tractor it debuted in 2017. It’s apparently a promising design making measurable progress toward possible future commercialization. “The current development status of the Fendt e100 Vario compact tractor is encouraging and promises high efficiency with a careful use […] Read more
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Development of Fendt’s e100 electric tractor continues
Fendt’s pursuit of electric drive concepts goes back about a decade
Steyr unveils zero-emissions hybrid tractor
Austrian company’s diesel-electric hybrid Konzept tractor raised eyebrows
Austrian machinery manufacturer Steyr drew a lot of attention at Agritechnica 2019 when it unveiled its diesel-electric hybrid Konzept tractor. The Konzept tractor is a study on what the future of tractor production could be and addresses top-of-mind issues such as environmental sustainability, efficiency, connectivity and comfort. At the heart of Steyr Konzept is a […] Read more
PHOTOS: Agritechnica draws international crowds
Farmers from around the world gather in Germany to see the latest ag machinery and tech
Over the winter, we’ll be running detailed coverage of the newest machinery and ag technology on display at Agritechnica this past November in Hanover, Germany. Consider these photos an early preview.
Agritechnica set to begin on November 10
Thirty-seven Canadian brands on display at world’s largest machinery show in Germany
It’s that time again when around 400,000 people will travel to Hannover, Germany to view the latest weird, wonderful and must-have agricultural machines on display at Agritechnica. Held every two years, this machinery utopia will show innovations, concepts and futuristic visions from 2,750 exhibitors based in 51 different countries. Organised by DLG, the German Agricultural […] Read more
Major machinery brands win engineer awards at Agritechnica
Deere, AGCO, CNH take home technology accolades
Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show, is held every two years in Hannover, Germany, and part of the event includes a competition that allows manufacturers to vie for some prestigious engineering awards. Gold and silver medals are awarded for new advancements in equipment design that are truly significant. How significant is what determines whether […] Read more
Editor’s Column: Two great farm shows coming up
Before you get busy with spring seeding, there’s still time to make your travel plans so you don’t miss two great farm shows this year. First, make sure you schedule time on your calendar to get to Ag in Motion. Ag in Motion is Western Canada’s (relatively) new, outdoor show run by Glacier Media (which […] Read more
Agritechnica 2019 tour is a go
Agritechnica, held every second year in Hanover, Germany, is the world’s largest farm show. In 2017, Grainews arranged a bus tour to take a group of readers to see Agritechnica and a list of other German agricultural and tourist sites. We had so much fun, we’re doing it again. This year’s trip runs from November […] Read more
A combine surprise comes to Regina
AGCO brings a Fendt combine to North America’s Farm Progress Show
Standing in front of what everyone knew was a completely covered example of AGCO’s newest combine design, the IDEAL, Richard Kohnen, director of tactical marketing for AGCO, discussed the evolution of the combine design and the brand’s intent to create a combine platform capable of playing in a global market. Given that the company had […] Read more
Lemken adds new implement features
The brand debuts new production options and looks for farmer feedback on others
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
PHOTOS: A look at New Holland’s biofuel future
Agritechnica offered attendees a close look (but not too close) of the NH2
Machinery editor Scott Garvey gets a good walk-around look at New Holland’s methane-powered NH2 tractor.
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