TAFE-built MF tractor.

Agco tries to shrug off TAFE

Since 1960 India-based TAFE Tractors has had a trademark agreement with Massey Ferguson, allowing it to produce tractors badged as MF for sale in that country. TAFE still builds newer versions of old MF tractors, including the very vintage model 35. The trademark agreement was most recently updated in 1994. However, Agco — which has […] Read more

farmers at deere manufacturing plant

Farmers get in on new Deere tractors’ design

A Saskatchewan farmer was part of a consultation group that led to the development of the 9RX

Anyone who has spent time operating and repairing machinery has probably at least once asked themselves: “Did some engineer really think this design was a good idea? If only they’d asked farmers …” The reality is, in today’s highly competitive environment, brands now make a special effort to do exactly that. Farmer panels are usually […] Read more


used tractors in a row at auction site

How to evaluate a diesel engine

Knowing what to check will give you a good indication of an engine's overall condition

Are you thinking of buying a used tractor or other farm machine at one of this season’s spring auctions? When buying at auction, there is usually limited opportunity to give a machine or vehicle a thorough inspection. So here are a few useful things you can do at a sale to at least check the […] Read more

New Holland has introduced model updates for its Genesis T8 with PLM Intelligence tractors.

New Holland updates its T8 tractor line

NH and Case IH machines continue to see similar design integrations

The introduction of the AF11 twin-rotor Case IH combine in February may have been a bit of a shock to longtime enthusiasts of the red brand. The twin-rotor concept had been a strictly New Holland design feature until then. Combine design has been one of the major differences when it comes to machines offered by […] Read more


This fully restored Versatile 145 is on display in the showroom of Versatile and Agco dealer Little Morden Service at Morden, Man.

Restoring a 145 Versatile tractor

A Canadian-made classic now lives in a southern Manitoba dealership showroom

It’s become a rare thing these days to see used tractors more than a decade or two old sitting on a dealer’s lot. But Little Morden Service at Morden, Man., has one very notable exception to that trend. Sitting in its showroom is a freshly restored 1968 Versatile 145 tractor. LMS has been a Versatile […] Read more

How Kubota blocked the greys

A brief U.S. history lesson

While the majors such as CNH, Deere and Agco have long warned that farmers shop in the grey market entirely at their own risk, Kubota went so far as to get a government-enforced ban on such imports into the U.S. market. In February 1996, Kubota filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, in […] Read more


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Heading for a fully autonomous fleet by 2030

John Deere intends to offer a full suite of autonomous equipment in five years

As John Deere unveiled its 2025 model year product line in late February, it brought the company one year closer to a significant date: 2030. That’s when the brand has promised to be able to offer a complete fleet of autonomous equipment, able to handle a full farming season from seeding to harvest with self-driving […] Read more

New Holland’s 2025 T9 SmartTrax with PLM Intelligence tractors get faster road speeds and more horsepower.

Upgrades en route for New Holland’s T9 SmartTrax

The new units include a new track module while providing for more horsepower and faster ground speeds

Despite its corporate cousin Case IH offering rubber tracks on its Quadtrac four-wheel drive tractors for decades, New Holland initially went its own way with tracks on its four-wheel drive T9s. NH had started off with bell-shaped tracks sourced from another manufacturer, API, on its largest models. Then, for its 2012 model year, it introduced […] Read more


Case IH Magnums will get more horsepower for model year 2025, along with two complete digital technology packages direct from the factory.

Case IH updates its Magnum tractor line

Expect more horsepower and digital technology for the 2025 model year

At the Commodity Classic farm show in Houston in February, Case IH unveiled its new 2025 model year Magnum tractor line. And in keeping with the industry trend of horsepower creep-up, these tractors, too, see a few more ponies stabled under their hoods. “The 380 and the 400 both get five additional horsepower,” says Morgan […] Read more

VIDEO: Precision upgrades for Deere tractors and sprayers 

VIDEO: Precision upgrades for Deere tractors and sprayers 

Tech options aimed at injecting new life into older machines

If you’re not quite ready to pony up for a new John Deere, the brand’s line of precision hardware may be a nice fit to access some of its newer technology features. Deere’s precision upgrade line offers some of the latest receivers, displays, and modems at an affordable price to get more out of your […] Read more