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The VT Flex applicator from Summers is custom built to match the exact needs of a producer, according to the company.
Machinery

New fertilizer applicator from Summers

Customizable 
tool can 
incorporate up to three types of product simultaneously

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For those who want to incorporate fertilizer other than during seeding operations, North Dakota’s Summers Manufacturing has introduced a new machine to the marketplace to help accommodate that: The VT Flex applicator. It’s a fully customizable fertilizer applicator, according to the company, that will allow placement of up to three fertilizer mediums (dry, liquid and […] Read more
John Deere adds a 76-foot model to its 1870 air drill lineup and a new 850 bushel cart.
Machinery

PHOTOS: John Deere debuts new air drill and air cart

A third, wider model joins the 1870 lineup, and a new cart puts more product behind it

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This year John Deere unveiled a wider air drill and all-new air cart at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. The new addition to John Deere’s 1870 line of air drill toolbars stretches the maximum available working width to 76 feet, joining the existing 40- and 56-foot versions. The 76 footer is a five-section design […] Read more
New from Case IH is the True Tandem 335 Barracuda vertical tillage tool for aggressive field finishing.
Machinery

Case IH lands a tillage Barracuda

This new vertical tillage tool is an option for more aggressive field finishing

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In early March Case IH introduced a new implement model it says fills a niche in the vertical tillage category. The True Tandem 335 Barracuda is designed for dealing with heavy crop residues, leaving fields a little blacker than some other vertical tillage machines. It is capable of cutting, evenly distributing and burying residue up […] Read more
The MC4500 brings the maximum cutting width in Vermeer’s line of of mower-conditioners to 15 feet.
Forages, Machinery

A larger mower conditioner from Vermeer

The MC4500 pushes the brand’s widest cutting width to 15 feet

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Vermeer announced in September that it was stretching the maximum cutting width on its line of mower conditioner models to 15 feet. To do that it introduced the new MC4500, which becomes the fourth and widest model in the brand’s mo-co line. “The MC4500 mower conditioner brings more size, speed, versatility and reliability to the […] Read more
The SF6830 vertical tillage implement is new from AGCO’s Sunflower brand.
Machinery

AGCO introduces the SF6830

A new, high-speed, vertical tillage implement for the Sunflower brand

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In August, AGCO introduced a new vertical tillage tool into its Sunflower line of implements. The SF6830 model is one of a number of recent additions to the brand. Designed for high-speed field finishing, the SF6830 includes four types of ground engaging features in one vertical tillage implement. The front row on an SF6830 Series […] Read more
tractor wheel with FenderXTender
Crops

Fender XTender keeps mud down

This bolt-on addition for fenders keeps mud off wide sprayer tires

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Mud can be a huge problem on farm equipment. In spraying season, mud can be especially problematic: it damages sprayer nozzles, contributes to corrosion and rust and requires a lot of downtime for washing equipment. Mud can also be dangerous to your crop — pathogens like clubroot can spread from field to field in a […] Read more
John Deere crop sprayer
Machinery

John Deere’s “nimble” sprayer

A new, smaller model joins the green brand’s 4 Series sprayer family

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Producers have become pretty used to seeing ag equipment brands introduce consistently larger machines over the past few years. In February, however, John Deere announced a new, smaller and “nimble” self-propelled sprayer. The new R4023 fits in at the low end of the brand’s redesigned 4 Series models, and it replaces the older 4623. This […] Read more
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Features, News

Look up and stay safe

Overhead power lines are some of the most common 
causes of farm accidents. Be prepared on your farm

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Do you have overhead power lines and guy wires around your farm? Do you know how high they really are from the ground? Are you confident that your equipment is low enough to avoid contact when transporting? How about in the fields or along the roads you travel? Some of the most common accidents in […] Read more
combine harvesting rice
Machinery

Familiar brands at work in Ukraine

Ukrainian farmers are increasingly choosing Western and even Canadian-built machinery

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Ukraine is potentially one of the largest markets for high-quality agricultural machinery. It’s a huge country, at least by European standards, with varied soil and climatic conditions. And the equipment Ukrainian farmers often opt for includes brands familiar to Canadians, such as Versatile, Bourgault, Kello-Bilt, Schulte and Massey Ferguson. Two months ago I was on […] Read more
Sunflower 6650 vertical tillage implements are now available in working widths up to approximately 48 feet.
Machinery

New implements from AGCO

At the U.S. Farm Progress show in August, AGCO introduced wider working widths for Sunflower tandem disc harrow and vertical tillage implements

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AGCO added new Sunflower brand models to two of its tillage implement lines in August —the 1436SW (the SW refers to the split wing frame design) tandem disc harrow and the 6650 vertical tillage tool. AGCO gave farmers their first look at them during the U.S. Farm Progress Show in the early fall. The new […] Read more

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