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Agritechnica 2019 tour is a go
News, Wheat & Chaff

Agritechnica 2019 tour is a go

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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
AGCO revealed its newest combine design, the IDEAL, for the first time in North America in Regina, at the Farm Progress Show.
Machinery

A combine surprise comes to Regina

AGCO brings a Fendt combine to North America’s Farm Progress Show

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

John Deere adds to its tractor line again

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

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

John Deere offers performance guarantees in Europe

Maintenance agreements help owners in Europe stabilize machinery costs

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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
Syn Trac
Equipment, Machinery

PHOTOS: Syn Trac tractor makes its world debut

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

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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.
Machinery

Reiter redefines the hay rake

Prototype leaves rocks on the ground while reducing leaf loss

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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
New Holland had its most recent methane-powered prototype tractor on display this year.
Machinery

PHOTOS: A look at Agritechnica 2017

Once again we have extensive coverage of this major equipment exhibition

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Several weeks ago I noticed a post on Twitter from someone who described one western Canadian farm show as being “like Agritechnica, only smaller.” I assume that description was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. The truth is, there really isn’t any other farm equipment show remotely like Agritechnica. This show, held in Hanover Germany every two years, stands […] Read more

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