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The new nine-inch, touch screen terminals have been designed for simplicity and flexibility.
Machinery

New monitors for AGCO tractors

Both MF and Challenger 
brand high-horsepower 
models get a digital upgrade

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2018 models of AGCO’s Massey Ferguson 8700 and MT600E Challenger tractors will leave the Jackson, Minnesota, assembly plant with a new in-cab monitor. The MF version will be called the Datatronic 5, while Challenger systems will be known as the Tractor Management Center (TMC). The new nine-inch, touch screen terminals get a simplified menu, easily […] Read more
The new SI-21 guidance bar works with any of the X Family of Topcon displays, including the all-new X35.
Machinery

New guidance bar and display from Topcon

A new ‘cost effective’ light bar system and ‘Modular’ digital monitor introduced

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If you haven’t made the jump to light speed — figuratively speaking — when it comes to having full auto guidance in your sprayer (or other machine) and don’t plan to have one with that capability anytime soon, this is news you’ll like. In February Topcon Agriculture announced the release of its new SI-21 Lightbar. […] Read more
A new UAV kit and GPS receiver add to Case IH’s AFS product line for 2017.
Machinery

More AFS equipment from Case IH

UAV kit and new GPS receiver 
added to Case IH AFS product line

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Back in February Case IH ramped up its precision farming offerings with the addition of an unmanned aerial vehicle kit that will be available for purchase later this spring. The brand is partnering with UAV firm DroneDeploy to offer this kit. The DJI Phantom 4 UAV will come with an RGB camera, hard carrying case, […] Read more
There are manufacturers pursuing the battery vehicle drive route commercially, including Kramer of Germany.
Machinery

Diesel electric versus battery power

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Previous tractor electrification projects have focused on diesel-electric hybrids or the inclusion of electricity-generating capability on an otherwise standard diesel-engined tractor to power auxiliary systems and implements. Swiss manufacturer RigiTrac produced a research hybrid of its four-wheel drive tractor, powered by a 91 kW (126 hp) Deutz engine and with a 650V DC, 85 kW […] Read more
Lifting the lid on the John Deere battery-powered electric tractor — one 150kW (200 hp) motor drives 
the transmission, a second powers the PTO, hydraulics and auxiliary systems. But they can also work 
together to deliver up to 300 kW (400 hp) for non-draft applications.
Machinery

Electric shock: battery power is back

John Deere unveils a prototype electric battery-powered tractor in Europe

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Just as we’d got used to the idea that hydrogen is the fuel of the future for electrically-driven tractors — according to New Holland’s agenda at least — up pops John Deere with a prototype that puts battery power back in the frame. The people behind the project say it’s the first fully electric battery-powered […] Read more
Replace that pencil with an online calculator
Crops, Features

Replace that pencil with an online calculator

Take your homework from page to screen. Online calculators can help you add up production costs and estimate profits

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If you need help planning for the upcoming crop year, there are plenty of online tools on provincial government websites to help. Some of them are in downloadable, customizable Excel spreadsheet format; and others are downloadable software that can producers can save to their computer and customize. With different soil and climate conditions, each Prairie […] Read more
Demonstrating the instant sensor readout, Jason Diehl of Dimos Labtronics placed his hand over the 
probe sensor and the readout on the cell phone in his other hand changed almost instantly.
Machinery

Bin probe provides instant temperature reading

The Dimos Labtronics bin 
probe transmits Wi-Fi signal

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Keeping tabs on the temperature of stored grain is critical to ensuring producers don’t lose money from spoilage. Increasing internal bin temperature readings are an indication stored grain is at risk. Jason Diehl of Dimos Labtronics was showing his company’s Wi-Fi grain probe at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon. It’s designed to provide an easy […] Read more
Crops

Faster breeding with the Scanalyzer

Is field-scale robotic phenotyping: the next generation of precision ag?

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It’s the world’s largest ag robot, and it could be called Precision Agriculture: Next Gen. Technically, it’s called the LemnaTec Field Scanalyzer. It’s a field-scale machine that looks at individual plants and quickly assesses many agronomic traits including leaf area, plant height, biomass, tip burn and drought tolerance, entirely on its own. LemnaTec, a German […] Read more

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