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Kinze planter system
Machinery

Kinze’s Multi-Hybrid planter switches between two hybrid seed types

Farmers can now order a model 4990 Multi-Hybrid planter

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This spring the first commercially produced Kinze model 4900 Multi-Hybrid planters will hit North American farm fields. The company announced last August that a limited number of planters with the ability to switch back and forth between two hybrid seed types would be available for the 2015 season. And a company rep says the firm […] Read more
John Deere tractor
Machinery

John Deere 5M Series tractors get updates

John Deere utility tractors step up to meet new Tier 4 Final emissions requirements and get other updates

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John Deere’s 5M Series tractors, 75 to 115 horsepower, offer the best of available features in the brand’s utility segment. And this year Deere upgraded their engines to make them Tier 4 Final emissions compliant. Like other manufacturers, Deere has used a couple of different engines emissions solutions in its tractors, based on engine size […] Read more
crop planter
Machinery

Kinze adds meter electric-drive to its 3660 planters

12- and 16-row model 3660 planters coming soon with electric meter drives

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Getting accurate seed spacing is particularly important for corn crops, according to agronomists. But several components in a planter’s mechanical drive system, such as worn or rusty drive chains, can potentially cause problems with spacing accuracy. The trend today among many manufacturers is to offer electric drive systems as an option to eliminate that problem. […] Read more
agricultural equipment dealership
Machinery

Rocky Mountain Equipment strikes partnership

The mega dealer strikes up a working relationship with a precision ag firm to 
make VRT easier for its customers

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In early November the largest Canadian ag equipment dealership chain, CNH retailer Rocky Mountain Equipment (RME), announced it had struck up a partnership the Alberta-based precision agriculture firm Decisive Farming (DF). The purpose of that agreement is to make RME a one-stop retailer for farmers who want to pursue precision ag practices like variable rate […] Read more
John Deere tractor
Machinery

New 6 Series tractors from John Deere

New and updated models in the brand’s utility and mid-range tractor categories

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At its dealer convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last August, John Deere unveiled three new models in its 6R Series tractor line. It beefed up the previous 6170R, 6190R and 6210R models and re-released them as the 6175R, 6195R and 6215R, each with five more rated horsepower. But they actually get 10 more maximum horsepower through […] Read more
JCB Fastrac tractor
Machinery

JCB Fastrac updates meant to appeal to North American farmers

Grainews test drove the 4000 Series Fastrac tractor at JCB’s Georgia facility

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It’s been about 24 years since U.K-based JCB introduced the ag industry’s first high-speed tractor, the Fastrac. That was back in 1991. This past January, the company debuted a reengineered version of that tractor, the new 4000 Series, at an event in Quebec. The new tractor also made an appearance at the National Farm Machinery […] Read more
JCB telehandler
Machinery

Loader tractor or telehandler?

JCB executives believe once North American farmers get used to telescopic handlers, they’ll never go back to a conventional ag tractor and loader

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European farmers have been buying telehandlers in pretty large numbers for decades, but here in North America, on-farm materials handling has been pretty much the domain of the ag tractor equipped with a front-end loader. Telehandler sales numbers here have been relatively small — so far. Executives at JCB think a large number of farmers […] Read more
Sales of older Versatile tractors remained relatively common at prairie auction sales through 2014.
Machinery

Used Versatile tractor selling prices

What's it worth? Here's a look at 2014 auction sale results for a couple of popular, older Versatile models, the 835 and 875

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If you’re in the market for some older, lower-cost horsepower, one of these Versatile tractors may fit the bill. The 835 offers 230 engine horsepower, and the 875 was rated at 280. Even though these models haven’t been in production for three decades, they were popular tractors in their day, and there were still quite […] Read more
hydroelectric power pole
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

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