Custom hay operators and large hay producers can add higher baling capacity with Krone North America’s three new Generation 5 BiG Pack large square balers. This latest generation of large square balers from Krone come with several new features and benefits, such as improved Variable Fill System (VFS) which the company says allows for easier… Read More
Category: Machinery
Need a certain wrench in the middle of a field? Call a drone. Lost a shear pin? Call a drone. Finished your lunch in the cab and it’s only 10 am? Call a drone. Or more likely, just open the app or your phone’s virtual assistant and order that second lunch. Okay, it may be… Read More
When it comes to field work in either spring or fall, time is money. To speed up the process, Brandt Industries rolled out the new HP Torsion Harrow last fall and is currently moving units to dealers for #plant21. The new implement comes in 100- and 120-feet widths, geared to the larger producer who needs… Read More
Degelman Industries LP and John Deere Company have reached an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement to provide a line of heavy harrows designed for small grain farmers. The agreement gives the John Deere dealer network a new tool for managing heavy residues, controlling weeds and volunteer plants, as well as for warming soil ahead of… Read More
Cervus Equipment has announced they are combining the John Deere dealerships at the Red Deer and Olds locations into a new 44,000 sq ft facility. The new location will be built at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 42 near Penhold, Alta., and is anticipated to be in service by early 2022. All store… Read More
Farmers Edge is preparing to become a publicly-traded company. The Canadian digital agriculture business, which was co-founded by CEO Wade Barnes at Pilot Mound, Man. 16 years ago, has submitted a preliminary prospectus with authorities in each Canadian province and territory, and received a receipt for an initial public offering. In the prospectus, the company estimates… Read More
The world’s largest trade fair for agricultural machinery, Agritechnica, is still slated to take place later this year as planned. The organizer of the biennial show, DLG (German Agricultural Society), expects more than 2,000 exhibitors in Hanover, Germany from November 14 to 20, 2021. An accompanying online platform “Agritechnica digital” will begin in May. “The… Read More
AGCO, the parent company of Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Gleaner, and Challenger, is conducting agronomic research trials and holding field demonstrations in 2021 with the objective of helping farmers successfully sequester soil carbon in their farming operations. The carbon credit market is evolving rapidly and is a potential revenue channel for farmers, especially in the U.S…. Read More
Every conversation on soil health these days eventually comes around to the topic of organic matter.Does it really matter? What percentage should farmers have in their soil? How do you conserve organic matter? How do you build it?On this episode of Soil School, Bernard Tobin and University of Minnesota soil extension specialist Jodi DeJong-Hughes tackle… Read More
BASF Digital Farming says it will be the first to offer the agriculture industry scalable, daily biomass satellite imagery, unimpeded by cloud cover through a partnership with VanderSat. The partnership will utilize VanderSat’s Cloud-free Biomass product and BASF’s xarvio Field Manager solution. The technology is expected to be available in North America by the end of… Read More