A centre-mounted knife drive improves performance across the cutter bar and minimizes cutter bar vibration.

New draper headers from Case IH

Upgraded 3100 Series II rigid 
and flex heads now available

Recently, Case IH announced it upgraded its combine header line with the introduction of the new 3100 Series II rigid and flex draper models. The brand claims these new designs now incorporate a total of 118 product enhancements made since the original 3100 Series was introduced. Those changes allow for improved durability and ground-following capabilities. […] Read more

Case IH has now made AccuTurn, the guidance feature that controls headland turns, available in the Patriot sprayer line.

Case IH puts AccuTurn on Patriot sprayers

Enhanced auto-guidance option now moves to its sprayer series

This year Case IH made its Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) AccuTurn feature, an automated headland-turning technology, available on its Patriot Series sprayers. The software originated in Case IH’s autonomous concept vehicle program, which the brand showed off in a fully autonomous Magnum tractor a couple of years ago, and it has been available in tractors. Maximum turn […] Read more


AFS Soil Command from Case IH, allows for on-the-go changes to tillage implement settings with just the push of a button.

Case IH introduces AFS Soil Command

Smart tillage now an option on the red brand’s implements

Just as technology gives producers a tool to improve on-farm efficiency and reduce operating costs on combines, tractors, and drills, brands have been taking that technology and applying it to tillage implements for the same reason. Case IH recently introduced its AFS Soil Command, which brings digital tech to its red line of tillage implements. Case IH tillage […] Read more

Deep ripping to eliminate a compaction layer should only be done after doing some work to find out exactly how deep that layer goes down in the soil profile.

Tillage 101: Getting the compaction out

To till or not to till, that is the question. The question is simple but the answer isn’t. Ask different people for their opinions and you’ll get a variety of answers. The real answer might be “Maybe. But if you do, do it properly.” Grainews spent some time in an Arizona farm field with tillage […] Read more


The new AFS Connect Magnum gets a host of new features and design upgrades.

PHOTOS: Case IH debuts the AFS Connect Magnum tractor

Ramped-up digital features dominate in the 2020 models

Grouped together in a farm field in Maricopa, Arizona, a fleet of Magnum tractors sat outside some large white tents, which were set up to accommodate several weeks of Case IH dealer training days. The Magnums looked a lot the existing models from a distance, but that was an intentional ruse by the brand’s marketing […] Read more

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CNH begins 3D-printing spare parts

In a twist on the idea of ordering parts online, the parent firm for New Holland and Case IH is trying out the use of 3D printing to make plastic — and eventually metal — spare parts. British-based equipment manufacturing giant CNH Industrial said Monday it has already produced its first 3D-printed spare parts, making […] Read more


Grainews test-drove the Maxxum in the field to evaluate the new 
ActiveDrive transmission features.

We field-test the Case IH Maxxum with ActiveDrive

Clutch-less transmission offers auto shift features as well

When Case IH held a media event in Arizona in January, Grainews had a chance to get behind the wheel of tractors from three of the brand’s lines. One of them was the Maxxum. It was our second chance to drive a Maxxum with the ActiveDrive semi-powershift transmission. We first drove one in Iowa ahead […] Read more

Grainews had a chance to operate this 75A Farmall on Case IH’s 
Arizona test field.

Taking one of the newest Farmall tractors for a drive

Grainews takes a close look at the new A Series tractors from Case IH

The utility and compact utility tractor segments (roughly the 50 to 125 horsepower range) are the most densely populated tractor ranges on the market. Several tractor-only brands along with all the major brands have their largest number of offerings in that group. So there is a lot for a potential buyer to choose from. To […] Read more


Brothers Les and Larry Rodgers of Lavenham, Manitoba, have 12, 90 Series Case tractors in their farm fleet.

Running a classic tractor fleet

Older 2090 and 2290 tractors make an economical option

I often hear people discussing when they should replace their farm equipment with new or updated machines. But that level of investment might not be the most sensible plan for all farms. Keeping an older equipment fleet operating might be the best strategy for some. That’s what brothers Les and Larry Rodgers, who farm near […] Read more

For 2019 Case IH Steiger tractors will now come with an extended warranty and free telematics package. Tracked models will also see design upgrades.

Case IH ups the ante on tractor warranty

Longer warranty and new features standard on 2019 Magnums and Steigers

Case IH is putting the pressure on its competitors this fall by offering a new three-year, 2,000 hour standard warranty on its 2019 line of Steiger four-wheel drive tractors. And they’ll also arrive on the farm with a factory-installed telematics package and a free one-year subscription to the brand’s AFS Connect telematics package. AFS Connect […] Read more