Everything old is new again, and in this Case IH (see what we did there?) you'll see the heritage styling, colour, and decals of a 1977 Axial-Flow combine on a limited number of 150-series Case IH combines available now. Following a successful run in Australia, Case IH decided to pay homage to the classic 70's... Read More
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After seed is placed in the ground, the yield potential of a crop is often determined by water availability. If it's too dry, a grower may decide against top-dressing fertilizer or applying a fungicide. In other cases, there might be more soil moisture available to the plants than recent weather or a rain gauge would... Read More
A U.S. District Court in Nebraska has ruled in favour of Farmers Edge in a counterclaim case launched by Farmobile — the latest development in a legal dispute between the two agtech companies. Back in May, the court dismissed Farmers Edge's claims in a trade secrets lawsuit against Farmobile related to technology used for gathering... Read More
The Outback Guidance GPS and auto-steer business is moving back under the Hemisphere name. Parent company AgJunction announced a deal to sell Outback to Hemisphere GNSS on Monday. The agreement includes the Outback Guidance brand, Rebel autosteer products, as well as AgJunction's facilities in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Hiawatha, Kansas. Hemisphere GNSS will receive non-exclusive licenses... Read More
Agriculture in the modern age is changing rapidly. Rising global population and shifting trade policies affect the pricing, supply chain, and delivery of food products. Meanwhile, consumer preferences, especially in western countries, are shifting toward organic and sustainably-produced products and produce that require more attention, data, and labour. These growing and changing demands need to... Read More
When bin sensors first came along it was a huge improvement over simply shoving a metal rod through the bin door in some ways. Because sensors are tethered though, you still end up with a linear — rather than a randomly distributed —set of measurements. This means you are not actually measuring a good portion... Read More
The Association of Equipment Manufactures (AEM) has released its flash report for July, and things are looking up when it comes to the sale of new farm equipment. If we look back to this spring, deliveries of new 4-wheel drive (4WD) tractors and combines in Canada were down around 7 and 5 percent through April.... Read More
Mechanical weed control in-crop is usually reserved for row crops, but Bourgault Tillage Tools wants to change that with the company's introduction of the BTT Weed Clipper. Designed to drive in to any growing crop, at any stage, the weed clipper is essentially a suspended mower that clips and mulches weeds growing above the crop... Read More
Pointing to the strength of the Canadian agriculture sector, Cervus Equipment Corp is reporting record sales in its latest quarter update. "Once again (Cervus) generated a record sales quarter with the highest new equipment deliveries to customers for a single quarter in Cervus' history," president and CEO of Cervus Equipment, Graham Drake says. "In Ontario,... Read More
You can't always see it, but each implement that runs through soil moves it a certain amount. Soil moving from one area to another, such as from a hilltop to the bottom of slope, is called tillage erosion. You might be surprised to see just how far (and how much) soil moves, depending on implement... Read More