Trimble has launched Virtual Farm, an interactive online platform for farmers across the world to immerse themselves in precision agriculture. Users walk through a digital farm in this online tool, and identify common challenges they encounter on a day-to-day basis. From there, farmers are directed to Trimble’s connected solutions for each challenge and are paired… Read More
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Farm machinery and practices have advanced at an amazing rate over the last one hundred years. Whether it was the move from steel wheels to rubber, the increase in implement width, or the advent of digital technology, farming has changed significantly since many of our families immigrated to Canada many years ago. Just how much… Read More
Case IH has launched the Farmall Utility A series with three new models: the 95A, 105A, and 115A tractors. Greg Lucey with Case IH was at the National Farm Machinery show to showcase the three brand-new models, which come in all configurations. This includes a 2wd, MFD, and a poultry tractor. “It’s going to fill… Read More
When Massey Ferguson rolled out its 8700S Series tractors in 2019, AGCO had hoped the 270 to 400 Hp tractors would find a fit across a range of farming operations. One year later, the tractors have proven a versatile and productive fit for everything from pulling planters and grain carts to powering manure applicators to… Read More
Many of Canada’s smaller farm equipment manufacturers are at risk of being left in the cold by the main U.S.-based manufacturers if the Canadian government doesn’t change its intellectual property rules, say representatives from a Saskatchewan-based company that builds attachments for harvesting equipment. Honey Bee Manufacturing’s general manager, Jamie Pegg, and Scott Smith, manager of… Read More
Looking for the latest information on a leaf disease invading your farm fields? Want to know how fungicides recommended for control or suppression stack up? Farmers and crop advisors will find all this and more when they visit cropprotectionnetwork.org, says University of Kentucky plant pathologist Carl Bradley. The Crop Protection Network (CPN) is a multi-state… Read More
As technology evolves, more and more of the players in the machinery business are coming up with ways to store and track the data we get from our implements. With so many different moving parts, it begs the question — is there a way we can store our data cross-platform? CLAAS’s recent launch of DataConnect… Read More
It’s a special show, recorded with Syngenta, at National Farm Machinery Show in Kentucky. Hear: Tyne Morgan, host of U.S. Farm Report, on grower sentiment in 2020, MFP 3.0, the U.S. election, and more; A product spotlight on Syngenta’s Miravis with Phil Craig and Matt Underwood; and A farmer panel with Jason Robinson, Greg Vermeerch,… Read More
It was a very frosty week in Saskatchewan, which felt just right at -50 degrees Celsius. Inside the walls of Prairieland Park at the Crop Production Show, farmers were in a relatively good mood despite roughly 10% of the 2019 crop still out in the fields. After three days at the show, I decided to… Read More
Kubota does not have a “one size fits all” approach to its customers or its markets. So says Martin Carrier, ag equipment product marketing director with Kubota Tractor. Carrier was at the National Farm Machinery Show at Louisville, Kentucky, to introduce the M7 Gen 2 line of tractors to customers in the United States. RealAgriculture’s… Read More
AgJunction Inc. is bringing autosteer to smaller farms and older tractors that have difficultly accessing the advanced guidance precision agriculture application. At the National Farm Machinery Show at Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this month, AgJunction launched the Wheelman Pro and Wheelman Flex — simple, affordable autosteering systems powered by the Whirl app. In this interview, AgJunction chief marketing officer Jeff Morris notes… Read More
New Holland says it has built its new Genesis T8 tractor series from the ground up to deliver improved precision technology and a revamped cab that gives growers a new level of customizable tractor control. New Holland rolled out the Genesis T8 with Precision Land Management (PLM) Intelligence, the company’s precision farming platform, at the National Farm Machinery… Read More
We’re continuing our coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show at Louisville, Kentucky, and trying to keep up with all the great coverage from events across Canada, too. On today’s show, you’ll hear from: News with (Jessika) Guse and special guest Lyndsey Smith; Dr. Tom Deans, on farm business teams; A product spotlight with Scott… Read More
Thursday on RealAg Radio we are broadcasting the show live from National Farm Machinery Show, sponsored by Syngenta Canada. The best part is that we are in front of a live studio audience full of farmers from across Ontario that are down at the show. Today’s guests are: Tyne Morgan, the host of the U.S…. Read More
The Trudeau government announced its plan for a federal carbon tax policy on Tuesday. It’s a move many saw coming, but some are already criticizing for the lack of transparency from the start. To break it down, as part of the federal plan, those provinces who don’t have a plan up to the Liberal’s standards… Read More