Our soils may arguably be one of the most essential factors in our farms. Without soil, where and how would we grow our crops? John Deere seems to agree with this statement with the rollout of the 8RX tractor series at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany. RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney caught up with Simon Schowalter at the... Read More
Category: Machinery
Launched at Crop Production show at Saskatoon, Sask., the latest addition in the Väderstad tillage series made an appearance — the inline sideband knife. The knife is an insertable tip that creates a side-band effect. It can be used on any of the company's drills worldwide, but is particularly useful for western Canadian conditions. "We've... Read More
Put away your wrenches and forget about scuffing up knuckles — an award-winning system from samo Maschinenbau GmbH allows operators to adjust the processing width of hoe units from the cab, in as little as five seconds. VarioCHOP uses a hydraulic cylinder coupled to a heavy-duty steering angle sensor at every hoeing unit, to allow... Read More
The Morris Group, comprised of Morris Industries, Morris Sales and Services, and Contour Realty Inc., have been granted an order extending the stay of proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”). The extension was granted until March 27, 2020, and means the company can continue to operate in an effort to restructure and... Read More
Monosem's MultiSlide planter lineup is allowing operators to vary inter-row spacing to accommodate a wide range of crops, all from the tractor cab. The range uses a claw system on the metering units, with rails integrated into the frame to make sliding possible. Inter-row spacing can be set in 2.5 cm increments from 45 to... Read More
A self-propelled beet harvester may seem like an overly-specified piece of equipment to own, but for beet farmers, there is often a short window to get the crop in, and few hands to help. "It's just the efficiency and maneuverability — one man is operating a defoliator and a harvester and a cart," says ROPA's... Read More
You likely won't see a Mercedes-Benz booth at just any ag tradeshow, but the company was on hand at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, to showcase their Unimog as a "flexible all-rounder and a real alternative to the tractor in agriculture." In this interview, Mercedes' Klaus Gauly walks us through the Unimog U lineup, which includes... Read More
A new sprayer prototype built through the collaboration of three companies, is looking to lower the cost of production and protect the environment by providing real time detection and spray application of weeds in row crops. Developed through the joint efforts of Amazone, Bosch and xarvio, SmartSprayer uses software based on economic thresholds to make... Read More
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released its December ag tractor and combine sales report, and it's showing an upward trend in the United States to end off the year. December 2019 saw a return to positive overall results in U.S. sales of tractors and self-propelled combines. The total U.S. farm tractor sales for... Read More
Strautmann's new self-loading forage wagon line, the Magnon, launched at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, is the biggest in its range. "That's a completely new machine, designed especially for big farms, using it for silage making...with a completely new system on the pick-up," says Strautmann's Felix Rademacher. The new Flex Load pick-up system uses elastomer plastic... Read More