I tend to find if a producer has dealt with more drought, they’d rather have a flood, and vice versa — but how you adjust your equipment to deal with the conditions is in your hands.
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How non-stop rain affects your farm equipment
Be careful what you wish for in those dry years
Equipment sales to slow in 2024
Overall sales could decline by up to 15 per cent in Canada
Farm Credit Canada recently released a farm machinery market outlook for 2024 — and the news isn’t all that great for Canadian equipment dealers, especially when it comes to harvesting equipment. Despite new combine sales growing 5.5 per cent in 2023 in Canada compared to 2022, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the […] Read more
VIDEO: New Holland, Raven sync up for grain transfers in the field
Raven Cart Automation aims to make grain transfers in the field more efficient
New Holland and Raven Industries want to make technology your harvest buddy in 2024. The Raven Cart Automation system is designed to reduce mishaps, such as spilled grain, between combine and grain cart operators during harvest. The system works on a radio frequency transmission between machines and allows the combine operator to call as many […] Read more
New Massey Sprayer comes to NFMS, combines and grain carts get synchronized
Product offerings that simplify how farmers work in the field often get more than a cursory glance on the farm show floor. This is the case for two machinery manufacturers at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) in Louisville, Kentucky. Day two of the NFMS saw Massey Ferguson debut its 500R sprayer to attendees, and […] Read more
New Massey Sprayer comes to NFMS, combines and grain carts get synchronized
Product offerings that simplify how farmers work in the field often get more than a cursory glance on the farm show floor. This is the case for two machinery manufacturers at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) in Louisville, Kentucky. Day two of the NFMS saw Massey Ferguson debut its 500R sprayer to attendees, and […] Read more
Old equipment, new life: Cost-effective tech upgrades
An ag tech expert talks about how existing farm machinery can be upgraded to perform at the same level as new equipment
What’s old can be like new again, says the president of a Saskatchewan company that specializes in helping producers outfit older farm machinery with the latest in precision farming technology. Matthew Yanick, who founded Rocanville, Sask.-based MY Precision Ag, spoke at the recent Manitoba Ag Days farm show in Brandon about the benefits of equipping […] Read more
New tracks from Unverferth
New undercarriage designs win AE50 award and offer more options
Earlier this month Unverferth announced it had won an AE50 design award for its tracked Equalizer SP undercarriage, which is available on some grain cart models. The AE50 design awards is an annual event sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). It recognizes 50 product innovations in the areas of agricultural, […] Read more
Off-season checklist for grain cart inspections
What not to overlook during a winter checkup
Winter is the season when growers have a little time to pull machines into the shop for annual maintenance. It’s the perfect opportunity to give the whole farm fleet a thorough going over to identify any potential problems before they lead to a breakdown, which will almost certainly occur in season when time is at […] Read more
Bigger grain cart from Elmer’s Manufacturing
The 2,300-bushel model can fill a super-B semi-trailer truck with one load
Taking advantage of the continually growing capacities of harvesting equipment is one way many producers have improved efficiency with minimum manpower. Included in that trend of ever-increasing machine size is grain carts. And last October, Elmer’s Manufacturing announced it had added a new model to the upper end of its grain cart model range, the […] Read more
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