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
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Kubota debuts a concept robotic tractor
Autonomous tractor turns heads at the Consumer Electronics Show
In recent years, automotive and agricultural equipment brands have been increasingly looking to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to debut new digital and robotic technologies, as those features proliferate on new machines. This year Kubota chose that event to unveil its New Agri Concept fully autonomous tractor. Autonomous machines and data […] Read more
New T7 tractor from New Holland
T7.300 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence debuts
At the World Ag Expo in California last February, New Holland rolled some of its newest equipment into public view for the first time. Included in that group of machines was the T7.300 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence tractor, which is certainly a long name for a tractor. “Our customers told us they wanted a […] Read more
Kubota adds to its legacy L series
Compact utility tractor line expands with new models
For the last few years, we’ve been talking mostly about the top end of Kubota’s tractor offerings, as the brand has added new and more powerful models there. Those new higher-horsepower tractors, along with expanded implement lines, have been a high profile part of the company’s widely known desire to eventually become a significant player […] Read more
Deere updates its 6R tractor line
The 6R range gets more features and two new models
Last November, John Deere announced it had refreshed its 6R line of tractors and added two more models, the 6R 140 and 6R 165, to the series. That brings the total number of models in the 6R family to eight. Together, all the 6R tractors now span the 110- to 250-engine-horsepower range (86 to 203 […] Read more
Alberta border blockade expected to disperse Tuesday
Decision comes amid arrests, reported violence at blockade
Amid reports of violence involving a farm tractor and trucks — and seizures of weapons — the protest blockade that shut Alberta’s busiest U.S. trade corridor is reported to be winding down starting Tuesday. Several media outlets on Monday quoted organizers of the blockade at the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta. as saying they […] Read more
Claas retools certified pre-owned equipment program
'Claas Used' plan set up for Canada, U.S. markets
The North American arm of German aq equipment maker Claas has revamped the warranty and financing options it offers on sales of company-inspected pre-owned tractors, combines and forage harvesters. The new program, dubbed ‘Claas Used,’ will offer warranty protection on certified late-model units in Canada and the U.S., along with lower-rate financing through Claas Financial […] Read more
How to make a ballast for your compact tractor
This three-point homemade ballast offers better results for weight distribution, traction
Compact tractors now often come with a front-end loader. Missing is ballast to offset the weight of the loader, bucket and material, and to provide good traction in snow. A three-point attached ballast matched in size and shape provides dramatically better results. And it is easily removed when not needed. The ballast in the photo […] Read more
Toban Dyck: Sanity in an oil change
The tangible elements of farming are therapeutic
The webcam on my MacBook hasn’t been working consistently, giving me a great excuse to participate in virtual meetings without having my mug on the screen. I slink back in my chair and engage in the conversation, but my eyes can wander without anyone noticing. I stare out my office window, which overlooks our farmyard […] Read moreCyber-Savvy Farmer
