AGCO and its Gleaner brand continue to roll out combine innovations at a hectic pace. At the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, the company unveiled its new 3300 Command Series corn head. Now comes word that farmers will be able to ride Gleaner's new S9 Series combines for 2016. The company says the 2016... Read More
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When you hear "Lamborghini," do you think of luxurious, fast, high-end...tractors? It's true, Ferruccio Lamborghini and his family were in the business of manufacturing tractors before they started making legendary sports cars. They eventually sold the tractor business, but the Lamborghini Trattori brand of tractors lives on as part of Same Deutz-Fahr — the Italian... Read More
Keeping the farmyard manicured and tidy is not an easy proposition. A German company, Power Pac has a solution to help you keep that farm-yard looking like Hyde Park. May we present to you the battery-powered wheel barrow. Yes battery-powered. With wheel and track options, this product was one that caught the eye of Shaun... Read More
We have seen many cool and unusual things at Agritechnica but the McCormick tractor display possibly takes the cake. What says X8 tractor series launch like ninja cats on stilts? In an effort to show off McCormicks focus on innovation, technology and design, the company has two futuristic ninja robot-like cats on stilts performing in... Read More
Not all booths at Agritechnica provide the most highly technical of products. Sometime innovation comes from the simplest of ideas. Fortschritt introduced RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney and Jason Stroeve to the Silage Compactor at the Agritechnica show in Hannover, Germany. One of the interesting features of this product is the packers look and feel like train... Read More
Farmers and equipment companies from around the world, including 65 Canadian ag manufacturers, are in Hanover, Germany this week for Agritechnica. From robots to tire technology, RealAg's Shaun Haney and Jason Stroeve are capturing what's new and exciting at the world's biggest agriculture equipment show. Don't Miss TechTour LIVE - Register Today!! We'll have more... Read More
AGCO has set its sights on the utility tractor market and is producing four new tractors to ensure it hits the target. Farmers got their first look at the new Massey Ferguson 2700E series at the 2015 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. Warren Morris, tactical marketing manager at AGCO, says the tractors are ideal... Read More
A short-line ag equipment manufacturer headquartered near Lacombe, Alberta is adding another Alberta-based equipment line to its business. RENN Mill Center has acquired the manufacturing and distribution rights to Jiffy Agricultural Equipment from ProAll International Manufacturing at Olds. With a product line that includes bale shredders, hay rakes, combine headers and harrow drawbars, Jiffy equipment... Read More
Case IH says new features for its Axial-Flow 140 combine series will deliver superior harvesting and threshing performance, putting more higher-quality grain in the tank. The 2016 combines rolled out at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, in September and include many features farmers have seen on the company’s flagship class 8 and 9... Read More
Every year in the US, feed left in the bunk costs dairy producers $2 billion. That’s about eight percent of all the feed placed in front of dairy cows, says J. W. Schroeder. The North Dakota State Extension Dairy Specialist told a packed presentation room last month at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin,... Read More