The Mitas AirCell allows for quick changes to tire inflation pressure and mounts on standard ag tire rims without special tools.

Mitas AirCell can pump you up

Refinement to on-board ag tire inflation 
system speeds up pressure changes

One of the high-end features offered on AGCO’s Fendt-brand tractors is VarioGrip, which lets the operator adjust tire pressure right from the cab via the VarioTerminal. That provides some significant benefits. When the tractor drives through a gate and into a field, it’s possible to air down the tires for maximum traction and minimum soil […] Read more

Together, Darren Rigaux (right) and his father Eddy (left) from Swan River, Manitoba, decided to find and restore this classic Versatile.

Father and son restore a classic Versatile tractor

An on-farm restoration brings a D-118 tractor back to nearly new condition

Darren Rigaux, who farms near Swan River, Manitoba, and his father, Eddy, have a long-term loyalty to the Versatile brand name. They’ve been using the red tractors on their farm for decades. A couple of years ago, they were inspired to find and restore an old Versatile tractor. Darren emailed to tell us about it. […] Read more


John Deere’s 5085E and 5100E four-cylinder tractors get more improvements to make them better suited to loader operations.

Deere utility tractors get more updates

The green brand tweaks its 5 Series tractors again

With utility tractor sales in North America being one of the bright spots in the current new equipment market, John Deere’s 5 Series tractors are poised to become even more competitive. The brand rejigged its 5085E and 5100E tractors — with 85 and 100 engine horsepower, respectively — making them a little more operator friendly. […] Read more

With John Deere’s new R-Series front loaders, rather than making two trips out of the cab to attach or detach the loader, John Deere product manager Jason Thomas says, “now you’ll take it on and off with just one trip out of the cab.”

New John Deere 6E Series tractors

John Deere has upgraded the specs on its 6 Series tractors, and added a new member to the family

John Deere has revamped its 6 Series tractor family by upgrading the specifications of its 6D line and renaming them the 6E. That means the mid-sized 6 Series family now includes the 6E, 6M and 6R tractor lines. The new 6E When John Deere set out to upgrade its 6D line of tractors, the company […] Read more


Three new DeltaTrack models from Versatile are available with a creeper gear that allows the tractors to pull as slowly as 1.52 km/h.

New Versatile tractors: Big power at a slow pace


DeltaTrack models available with low-speed creeper gear

With more and more farmers installing drain tiles across the Prairie, one equipment brand now sees a growing demand for high horsepower tractors that can move slowly and pull very hard to get jobs like that done. The computer control modules in some late-model, high-horsepower tractors derate engine horsepower when a very low gear is […] Read more

Case IH’s new Optum is designed 
for hay and forage operations. 
The styling on the Optum is a preview of new Case designs to come.

New “multi-purpose” tractors

Case IH’s new Optum tractors are aimed at squarely at forage and hay growers

Case IH has introduced a new two-model line of tractors designed to closely compliment its hay and forage equipment. The all-new, multipurpose Optum models are rated at 270 and 300 engine horsepower, giving them 240 and 270 on the PTO. The brand has tailored the specifications of these machines exactly to the needs of forage […] Read more


AGCO's X Edition

AGCO’s limited X-Edition track tractor

Call your dealer fast: AGCO is making a limited-edition production run of MT700E and MT800E Challenger X-Edition track tractors. It’s wrapping them in a custom paint job for the customer who wants to stand apart from the pack by adding some bling to his or her horsepower. “We’re only going to make 50 of these, […] Read more

The 9RX is John Deere’s first four-track tractor.

Tracking the new John Deeres

John Deere adds a four-track tractor to its high-horsepower 9 Series with the new 9RX

It’s been a long time coming. Last year John Deere gave us a glimpse of what it would be. Finally, farmers who’ve been waiting for John Deere to offer a high horsepower, four-track tractor to compete with the Quadtrac and DeltaTrack can call their dealers. John Deere’s 9 Series already included the 9R wheeled tractors […] Read more



Unveiled at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina, SeedMaster’s new corporate logo is meant to convey an updated image for the brand.

New brand identity for SeedMaster

SeedMaster launched a new corporate look and digital technology updates this year

In late June, SeedMaster’s president, Norbert Beaujot, stood in front of a group of farmers and made a brief presentation on the brand’s history during a field day at the company’s research farm in Southeast Saskatchewan. In any similar future presentation, 2015 may have to be highlighted as another important year for the company, which has […] Read more