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The use of drones to deliver field pesticides, such as in this illustration, has an uphill road ahead, not just in terms of regulation but in technical development.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Don’t hold your breath for a drone sprayer

The dynamics of spraying via drone are complex and unforgiving — as are regulations

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Glacier FarmMedia — Precision agriculture has simplified many on-farm practices and procedures, particularly in the past five years as seen in the rush to automate tractors, planters and weed management systems. But those are two-dimensional applications, and although those can go awry and complicate a grower’s plans, adding a third dimension — in the air […] Read more
VIDEO: New Massey sprayer gets ‘logical’
Equipment, Machinery

VIDEO: New Massey sprayer gets ‘logical’

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Massey Ferguson had its latest sprayer offering, the 500R, on full display at the National Farm Machinery Show earlier this month. The new 500R series sprayers come in two models: the 525R with 212 hp and a 740 gallon tank (2,800 litres) and a 530R at 235 hp and a 860 gallon tank (3,255 litres). […] Read more
Big news from John Deere in 2025
Machinery

Big news from John Deere in 2025

Bigger tractors, new combines and air carts debut for 2025 model year

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With an eye catching announcement on February 28, John Deere takes the lead in the tractor horsepower race. It is introducing the most powerful four-wheel drive production ag tractor ever built, surpassing Case IH’s 715 horsepower Steiger, which only debuted this past fall and briefly held that record. With three new 9RX models, the 9RX […] Read more
A Case IH Steiger 385 tractor upgraded with a new Trimble GFX system for tillage and NH3 applications.
Features, Machinery

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

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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
The row unit on the Solus 1047 SX looks more like a corn planter than a seeder.
Equipment, Machinery

Concept blurs line between planter, seed drill

Horsch has created a concept to bring the advantages of a planter to smaller-seeded crops

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Is it a planter or a drill? If a concept machine created by Horsch eventually comes to the market, someone might have to invent a new category. “We’re trying to mix and trying to get the best of both worlds, which is a seed drill and a corn planter,” says Laurent Letzler, who manages Horsch […] Read more
Yancy Wright, go-to-market manager for production updates at John Deere, points out the remote separator grate covers available as a retrofit upgrade for X9 combines.
Machinery

Deere offers new performance upgrades

Some of the newest features can be retrofitted to late-model machines

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Every year, the updated machinery offerings from manufacturers make much of their newest equipment just that little bit more efficient — and sometimes significantly more so. But it isn’t always economically feasible to buy a brand new machine just to get a few new features, even if they could enhance the farm’s bottom line. This […] Read more
Agco's Rogator sprayer brand has now been made part of the Fendt equipment lineup.
Machinery

Fendt adopts the Rogator

Agco's sprayers now wear Fendt colours — what else has changed?

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Longtime farmers will easily recognize the familiar yellow Rogator sprayers that have worked North American fields over the past few decades, but that eye-catching bright colour on their sheet metal has changed, as has the brand name they wear on their flanks. Parent company AGCO has transferred these sprayers over to its Fendt line of […] Read more
The Agrifac AiCPlus uses an algorithm that can be developed for each weed in the field seen with the naked eye.
Equipment, Machinery, News

Spot sprayer economics

Does this technology make sense for your farm? ROI isn’t the only consideration

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Interest in spot sprayers has continued to grow among western Canadian farmers over the past decade. It’s easy to understand why. Spot sprayers can detect and spray a weed, leaving a crop untouched, and can dramatically reduce the use of expensive chemicals thanks to a combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning and state-of-the-art sensors. While […] Read more

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