Dutch manufacturer Agrifac offers two model sizes capable of handling boom widths up to 180 feet.

Agrifac brings sprayers to Canada

This Dutch manufacturer is making a play for a share of the Canadian sprayer market

If you’ve been to the giant Agritechnica machinery show in Germany, you probably noticed Dutch-built Agrifac high-clearance sprayers on display. In the future, you’re likely to see them at North American shows as well. The company has recently decided to strike out beyond the European market. It previously launched in Australia, and now has its sights […] Read more

Canada’s Farm Progress Show was chosen as the venue for the North American debut of McCormick’s new six-model line of X7 MFWD tractors.

McCormick debuts X7 tractors

Introduced at Germany’s Agritechnica last November, the first X7 Series tractors to arrive in North America were on display at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in June

Here in Canada, farmers didn’t hear a lot of news from McCormick during the past couple of years. But as it turns out, the brand that is part of Italian company ARGO’s stable had been quietly working on developing an entirely new series of mid-range, MFWD tractors with a wider range of options and broader […] Read more


Electric implement drives still appearing at Agritechnica

Manufacturers have been showing concept machines equipped with electric implement control at the show since 2009. This year was no exception

Aside from displaying new, market-ready machines, some manufacturers again used Germany’s Agritechnica machinery show to provide a glimpse into the engineering future. Tractors and equipment designed to use high-voltage electricity to power implement drives instead of traditional PTO or hydraulic systems have been appearing at the event since 2009. There were more concept machines advancing that technology […] Read more

Merlo Turbofarmer 40.7 Hybrid

Merlo introduces a hybrid telehandler

The Italian manufacturer takes home a gold Innovations Award for its industry-first, diesel-electric hybrid

Beating out a field of 393 entrants vying for an Innovation Award at Germany’s Agritechnica in November, Merlo’s Turbofarmer 40.7 Hybrid telehandler was one of only four products deemed worthy of a gold medal, the show’s highest engineering accolade. The company’s president, Amilcare Merlo, made an emotional acceptance speech during the medal presentations at a special evening […] Read more