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John Deere introduces TruSet adjustment feature to its 2730 Combination Ripper.
Machinery

John Deere introduces TruSet on its 2730 Ripper

New feature allows implement adjustment on the go, right from the tractor cab

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John Deere has bumped up the technology level on its 2730 Combination Ripper by allowing operators to make tillage adjustments on the fly, right from the brand’s GreenStar 3 2630 in-cab display. Want to adjust packing pressure on the rolling baskets or work a little shallower on hilltops? Then just make the adjustment on the […] Read more
New Holland upgrades its telematics offering
Machinery

New Holland upgrades its telematics offering

NH has expanded the features available through its PLM Connect telematics system

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New Holland has announced some major upgrades to its PLM Connect telematics system, which are scheduled to come into affect this spring. Customers will now be able to wirelessly transfer a variety of real-time data between machines and the farm office via the cloud-based PLM Connect portal. The upgraded PLM Connect features will allow machines […] Read more
canola crop on a computer screen
Columns, Crops

Technology brings the world to your office

With Google Earth, visit the whole planet from the comfort of your home

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In my youth we pounded a lot of pavement both summer and winter. Winter was for short courses and other extension events and summer was for research — soil fertility and drilling holes all over for soil salinity work. It is my great pleasure to have driven every mile of every Saskatchewan highway in the […] Read more
ISOBUS product label
Machinery

ISOBUS compatibility sees improvement under AEF system

Machines using the new communications standard are designed to 'play nice'

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In 2008 engineers at the major manufacturers and a few other brands decided to work together to create a standard for tractor-implement digital compatibility. That led to the creation of the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF), which now has over 170 member companies and groups. The ultimate goal of that organization was to create a […] Read more
farmer in a tractor cab
Columns, Crops

Who’s handling your farm data? Keep an eye on this U.S. model

Data is becoming an industry. Whether you like it or not, you’re part of it


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We talk about environmental stewardship, land stewardship and animal stewardship in agriculture, but there’s not a lot of discussion about data stewardship. And that’s too bad because there are some good reasons to have control over who accesses our data. I’m really talking about Big Data here — the move by businesses to collect mountains of data […] Read more
metal gear on a circuit board
Crops

Cost cutting with new agricultural technology

Technology is moving at a pace we couldn’t have imagined. Can it help you?

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If you’ve ever wondered what the future will be like, Jack Uldrich has the answer. It will feel like you’re sitting in a driverless car for the first time as the vehicle careens around pylons and executes high-speed turns. In other words, a little nerve-wracking. Uldrich, a futurist and author, showed us a video clip […] Read more
Crops, Features

Affinity launches new software

BASF has teamed up with Affinity to create farm management software

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Easy-to-use comprehensive crop and farm management software that comes with unlimited, reliable six-day and evening support? It may sound too good to be true, but that’s the promise that Affinity is offering to Canadian farmers signing up to use the Compass Grower Advanced software program. The software, delivered on a Microsoft platform is designed to […] Read more
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Machinery

Case IH introduces AFS 2.0

Case IH’s 2015 line-up comes ready-to-use Advanced Farming System 2.0

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What’s the difference between Case IH’s Advanced Farming System Connect 2.0 and AFS Connect 1.0? “That’s like a Pinto and a Cadillac,” said Mike Klein, advanced farming systems North America marketing manager. Most farmers don’t choose their combines based on the monitors in the cab, but for those who might, here are some of the […] Read more
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Machinery

Challenger MT500E Series tractors unveiled at Jackson, MN, factory

Take a look inside the updated, user-friendly cab interior

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When it comes to model numbers on its line of Challenger tractors, AGCO has kept with the tradition originally used by Caterpillar when it owned the brand. Each updated version gets a higher letter designation behind the model number. So when it pulled the wraps off the newest incarnation of the mid-range MT500s in a […] Read more
The challenges of precision ag
Columns, Crops

The challenges of precision ag

The technology for variable rate fertilizer is well established. But the agronomy is still catching up

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Precision agriculture, including variable rate fertilizer, is commonplace in farm literature and has been for many years now. But despite the hype, the actual adoption of the practice has been slow. Ask for a show of hands at any farm meetings and the result surprises many. GPS and autosteer is commonplace and has made a […] Read more

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