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AGCO’s new C Series RoGators debuted last August and offer a host of upgrades over previous models.
Machinery

AGCO reinvents the RoGator

The C Series offers improved driveline and product delivery technology

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AGCO thinks anyone looking to spend less of their day cleaning and maintaining sprayers and more time rolling through fields applying product will like their new C Series RoGators. Equipped with the brand’s new LiquidLogic system, these machines promise more efficient cleanouts with less wasted product and more precise application in the field. “With the […] Read more
Amazone sprayers go high tech
Machinery, News

Amazone sprayers go high tech

The brand builds cutting-edge technology 
into its pull-type sprayers

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“Our aim is to offer high-tech solutions to farmers worldwide,” said Christian Dreyer, CEO of the family-owned, German-based implement manufacturer Amazone, speaking through an interpreter during a field day near Bremen, Germany, in September. “Our strategy is to become specialists in crop production.” To do that, Dreyer believes his brand needs to focus heavily on emerging digital technologies as it stretches its offerings to include […] Read more
Case IH introduces the Trident 5550
Machinery, News

Case IH introduces the Trident 5550

This applicator is designed for 
quick-change between liquid 
and dry product

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At a product debut event in Boone, Iowa, marketing staff from Case IH pulled the wraps off the brand’s all-new, multi-product applicator, the Trident 5550. It was designed specifically to accommodate a relatively quick body change, converting from a sprayer to a dry spreader and back again with minimum effort. “We had three guys working on it […] Read more
The new Trident 5550 is capable of a quick body changeover, allowing it to be both a liquid and dry product applicator.
Machinery, News

PHOTOS: Case IH Trident 5550

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Case IH’s Trident 5550 is a 390 horsepower, 8.7 litre diesel mated to a hydrostatic IVT drive. And it all rides on a completely new suspension system designed to accommodate changing loads during field use. The Trident can be ordered with factory duals to fit 20-, 22- or 30-inch row crop spacing. A 710-millimetre floater […] Read more
Photo: Scott Garvey
Machinery

Seven new product reveals from John Deere

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In early June John Deere invited members of the farm media to its Harvester Works facility in Moline, Illinois, to see the full line of equipment it was introducing in 2017. And all of it was parked on the lawn in front of that combine manufacturing facility for reporters to photograph and learn about from […] Read more
When I first saw the plants, some areas were set back, especially on the headlands and riverbed regions. The leaves were cupping, however, there was no purpling or discolouration.
Canola, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: The residual riddle

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the February 14, 2017 issue of Grainews

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John farms 2,500 acres of mixed grains and oilseeds, including wheat, oats, canola, and flax, in addition to the odd season growing clovers and specialty crops, such as borage and hemp. It was mid-June when John contacted me about one of his canola fields. He was convinced the Group 10 herbicide he’d applied to his […] Read more
We take a look at some common sprayer problems with an experienced mechanic. Photo: Scott Garvey
Machinery

Finding the weak spots in used sprayers

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Whether you’re looking at buying a used sprayer or handling maintenance on your own machine, knowing where to look for common problems will speed up the inspection process and help ensure you’re not surprised with a big repair bill later on, along with unexpected downtime. So where do you start looking for trouble? To find […] Read more
Comatra Blue LED sprayer boom lighting system is now being 
distributed by a Canadian company.
Machinery

Distributor adds Comatra lights to product line

Euro-built spray boom lighting system now available directly from a Canadian source

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Dale Wiens’ tradeshow booth was garnering quite a bit of interest at the Canadian Farm Progress Show in June. And it’s no mystery why: his company, SprayTest Controls Inc., offers practical solutions to on-farm problems. SprayTest’s original product was the remote control boom, which Wiens brought to the CFPS’ innovation completion in 2002. It was […] Read more
Tom Wolf speaking at Manitoba Ag Days.
Machinery

Industry expert says we’re in a cycle

Tom Wolf offered some observations of today’s sprayers and practices during a presentation

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During his public presentation at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon in January, sprayer expert Tom Wolf, who is part of Agrimetrix Research & Training in Saskatchewan, provided a professional critique of today’s commercially available spraying equipment and on-farm practices. He told the audience about an early, low-cost sprayer his family put together on their farm […] Read more
Maximize your sprayer productivity
Crops, Features

Maximize your sprayer productivity

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How efficient are you when you’re using your sprayer? Tom Wolf, applications specialist with AgriMetrix Research & Training, told farmers at the November Saskatchewan oilseed grower meetings about a new sprayer productivity calculator his group has developed to help farmers answer this question. Read more: Herbicide drift not always wind-based Read more: Dicamba drift gets real In […] Read more

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