New Holland is billing its new sprayer automation offering as the most versatile and productive ‘sense and act’ technology on the market. Both New Holland and Case IH unveiled their versions of the live variable rate and selective spray application technology at the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado. In this report, New Holland director of… Read More
Category: Machinery
Risk management is by no means a new concept for farmers and people working in agriculture, but as farms become digital operations, cyber security has become a critical area of risk management. Digital business assets should be identified and protected the same way a rancher protects livestock from coyotes sniffing along the fence, says agri-food… Read More
Growers looking to capture more crop at harvest will have two new combine header options from John Deere for the 2026 harvest season. At the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, the company showcased a three-piece hinge draper reel system and an 18-row corn head. In this report, James Streeton, Deere’s global product marketing manager for… Read More
PTx Trimble’s OutRun autonomous grain cart is winning praise after becoming the first commercially available autonomous retrofit grain cart solution for farmers. At the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, OutRun was awarded the Davidson Prize, which recognizes breakthrough innovations in agricultural engineering that improve efficiency, sustainability and productivity. The award is presented by the American… Read More
Massey Ferguson says its new Hesston double small square baler is a perfect fit for farmers facing labour shortages and tight harvest windows. With the MF SB.1436DB small square baler, farmers can now produce two rows of bales per field pass. In this report from Commodity Classic at Denver, Colorado, Jessica Williamson, Massey’s hay and… Read More
A bountiful harvest in the fall is great for a growers pocketbook, but it can also lead to an increase of straw residue that needs to be dealt with come spring. In response to this need, Schulte has released the Soilstar DHX series of harrows that come in 36-foot (DHX 360) and 60-foot (DHX 600)… Read More
Low commodity prices, a struggling ag economy, the future of ethanol markets, and trade tariff turbulence make up a cluster of storm clouds that’s dampening farmer demand for new farm machinery. Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) senior vice president Curt Blades says the biggest thing that will change the direction of farm equipment sales is… Read More
Spraying is a time-consuming job that also exposes growers to potentially harmful chemicals. These are two things that Pattison Liquid Systems aims to remedy with their latest chemical induction product, the Inductor Flex. The Inductor Flex has a 60-gallon mix tank and a 440 GPM water pump. By drawing product directly from the tote into… Read More
Update, as of March 6: Implementation of this second tranche of Canadian counter-tariffs has been delayed until April 2 or later. The Canadian government has published a proposed list of U.S. imports worth C$125 billion it intends to hit with 25 per cent tariffs after a 21 day comment period. Retaliatory levies on an initial… Read More
With a single cab-mounted camera, Case IH SenseApply offers adjust-on-the-fly variable rate application of herbicide, fungicide, and fertilizer. In this interview from Commodity Classic 2025 with Case IH crop application marketing manager Alex Caldwell, RealAgriculture’s Bern Tobin gets the low-down on how SenseApply handles green-on-brown spot spraying, VR fungicide, VR nitrogen, the burnd0wn pass and… Read More