Vintage photo of a Ford tractor assembly plant.

Tracing the timeline

While production at New Holland’s Basildon U.K. factory has been uninterrupted for the past 50 years, it has been affected by some major corporate changes. Here’s a look at some of the milestones. 1962 Ford begins construction on the Basildon factory 1964 On May 15 the Basildon factory opens its doors the same year Sperry New Holland […] Read more

Combine harvesting corn

In the field evaluating a Capello header

Grainews climbs into a combine cab to check out how a Capello-brand corn header performs in tough field conditions

I looked at all the headers out there,” said Kellen Huber, owner of Tri Star Farm Services in Emerald Park, Saskatchewan. “I decided this one is best suited for our conditions.” He made those comments on the edge of a field as his dealership was demonstrating the Capello corn header in a test plot near Regina. […] Read more


Man standing in field with a tractor.

One brand, one system

With just one brand, this farmer can push the limits

I don’t want to pretend we’re on the very cutting edge, but we do try and adopt newer technologies,” says Jordan Kambeitz, who farms more than 20,000 acres near Regina. “We’re working right now with variable rate seeding and fertilizer. We’re working on inter-row seeding in canola with RTK. We’re using sectional control on our drill.” […] Read more

Disc harrow in farmer's field.

Lemken introduces the Rubin 12 compact disc harrow

Designed to work as deep as eight inches and at high speeds, it includes 29-inch disc blades

Germany-based Lemken has just announced the introduction of the Rubin 12, a new compact disc harrow designed to work soil at depths from five to eight inches. Six models will be available in Canada with delivery beginning in July 2014. Farmers can opt for one in working widths of 10 to 20 feet. “The Rubin […] Read more


Tractor tire on display at trade show.

Turning tire design on its ear

A revolutionary new concept in ag tires may be the most significant redesign to the pneumatic tire since it was invented


Tire or track,” asks Mitas’ promotional material announcing the completely new PneuTrac ag tire. It seems like a fair question given how odd this tire looks, and how differently it performs when mounted on a rim. Tire manufacturer Mitas chose to introduce the prototype PneuTrac concept to the public at November’s Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany. While […] Read more

Agricultural equipment.

Brandon distributor imports U.K. subsoilers

The Sumo brand of subsoilers, which are built in the U.K. may soon 
see manufacturing in North America

In the past couple of years, farmers in some regions have found a need to address soil compaction in their fields. Some have now added a subsoiler to their equipment fleet to do that. Seeing an increased demand for subsoilers, Hepson Equipment of Brandon, Manitoba, now imports the Sumo brand, which originates in the U.K. […] Read more