AGCO is set to become a majority owner of Trimble’s precision agriculture business. The two companies have entered a joint venture agreement, which will see AGCO pay Trimble US$2 billion for an 85 per cent stake. JCA Technologies, the Manitoba-based autonomous tech company which was acquired by AGCO in 2022, will also be brought into… Read More
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Kubota showed off its new precision planters at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., earlier this month. The Kubota PP1641TF is an eight-row precision planter with 30-inch spacing designed mainly for corn growers. Kubota product specialist Jeff Fuller says it’s a good fit for small- to medium-sized farms, including smaller acreage corn and soybean… Read More
Lawmakers in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have now proposed legislation aimed at guaranteeing farmers have the right-to-repair agricultural equipment. Washington Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the Agricultural Right to Repair Act in the House last week. The bill closely mirrors legislation put forward by Montana Democrat Senator Jon Tester in… Read More
Case IH has introduced its most powerful tractor yet, the Steiger 715 QuadTrac. This large tractor is powered by a new 16-litre engine, though operators will be pleased to find the large engine is easily accessible without needing to fully open the large hood, says Patrick Landry of Case IH. The brand new 715 was on… Read More
Agritechnica, the world’s largest agricultural tradeshow for machinery and innovation, is set for November 12 to 18 in Hanover, Germany. Organizers of the biennial international equipment event postponed the 2021 show during the pandemic, but 400,000 visitors are expected to tour the show later this year at the Hanover fairgrounds as 2,600 exhibitors return to… Read More
AGCO has unveiled a new 30-foot model for its Fendt Momentum planter line. The Momentum planter is now offered in 30- to 60-foot machines with liquid and dry fertilizer systems, and in 12- and 23-row configurations with 30- and 15-inch spacing, respectively. The all-new 30-foot Fendt planter also provides high capacity for seed and fertilizer,… Read More
John Deere is giving hay producers more control of bale moisture and weights with the introduction of its 1 Series round baler. Equipped with Bale Doc technology to document bale moisture and weight in near real time, Deere says the 1 Series will help farmers ensure optimal moisture levels and consistent bale weights are maintained… Read More
If you are at Farm Progress Show this week, you are likely seeing crowds gathered around a very strange looking machine. Terrakamp’s Next Generation Agriculture Technology machine, or NEXAT, was developed in Europe, and is now being showcased around the world so farmers can see the machine for themselves in person. The “all-in-one system tractor”… Read More
A new Steiger tractor with more power and speed leads the 2024 Case IH lineup as the machinery manufacturer looks to deliver more purposeful design, technology, and performance. This week at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, farmers will get their first look at the most powerful tractor Case IH has ever produced —… Read More
North American farmers will get their first look at New Holland’s new all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features when they visit the Farm Progress show this week held at Decatur, Illinois. New Holland is billing its T4 Electric Power tractor as a “game-changing innovation” that creates a new tractor class — utility electric. The company… Read More
Originally built in 1998, the Douglas’ hog barn today looks very little like it did. A labour of love, Scott Douglas says, the original hog barn has been converted in to a well-laid out, well-equipped shop over the course of several years. The Cloverview Farms shop had to navigate a few challenges during the build,… Read More
In the most recent Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index survey, farmers were asked about whether or not they were concerned about consolidation within the ag industry. From ag retail, to precision ag companies, and more on to equipment dealerships, farmers weighed in on what consolidation worried them most. As for category, the highest rating was given… Read More
CLAAS has rolled out its new offerings for the latest models, including three options in the ARION series. Introduced at Ag in Motion last week near Saskatoon, ARION is the smaller, hard-working chore tractor complement to the XERON 12 series. Host of RealAg on the Weekend Shaun Haney caught up with Frans Reijmers of CLAAS… Read More
There are all shapes and sizes of farms, and with that, comes many different ways that people set up infrastructure, grain handling, and how they make best use of equipment. It’s not a one size fits all sort of deal, as someone who has 30,000 acres is going to be looking for something very different… Read More
RealAg Shops is a new video series brought to you by Princess Auto! In this series, check out smart and slick shops from across Canada. Do you know someone who has a great shop? Nominate them for a tour by emailing [email protected] Between cattle liners, feed trucks, seeders and combines, Jordan Kolk of Kolk Farms… Read More