Imagine a machine that carries all the chemical necessary for a given field, can be filled at your water station within minutes and you don't even have to leave the comfort of your cab! Well, you don't have to imagine anymore. John Deere is introducing the R-series of sprayers with new nomenclature and improved features... Read More
Category: Machinery
While it may not be the go-to piece of equipment every year, the moldboard plow can still accomplish what other implements cannot in certain circumstances. The plow's reputation has taken a few knocks, but with careful planning and judicious use, farmers can minimize the risk of plow pan and organic matter losses and put this... Read More
If ever you've wanted to sneak a peek inside an engine's inner workings, now's your chance. The Case IH booth at Red Deer's Agri-Trade event had a neat set up — a window into the whirly bits of the CVT transmission on its high horsepower tractors. Read More: See more tractor videos here. RealAgricutlure.com's field... Read More
Farmers looking at the 2014 T9 New Holland tractors may now choose the redesigned SmartTrax feature. These wide, lighter and more cost-effective tracks offer a few changes over the last iteration. As Gary Wojcik, with New Holland explains in this video from the Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois, New Holland's design team has moved... Read More
There comes a point in the horsepower range where, quite frankly, you're done with messing around. It's time to bring out the big guns, pull some major implements and Do. It. Up. If you're in the market for some high horsepower tractors, AGCO would like you to get to know its high horsepower line, the... Read More
Let's face it, most sprayers are built to cover a lot of ground quickly. (Hi-fives all around) But what happens when when you don't have that big area to cover? The old analogy of using a bazooka to kill a fly may not be quite as spot-on as we'd like in this situation, but that... Read More
If you happen to meet Pat Beaujot these days, you'll likely get the sense that he's a pretty happy guy. Not only has the founder of Saskatchewan-based Seed Hawk recently sold his company to Swedish Vaderstad, he also stays on in the product development role. Imagine, for a moment, that you get to choose the... Read More
Do you wash your seeder out when you're done planting? Have you taken the pressure off your tank lids? Are the chains, bearings and grease-points protected from the elements? A few weeks ago we published an article addressing what you need to do to prepare machinery for storage (including a section on preventing rodent infestations... Read More
You could argue that the high clearance sprayer is one of the hardest working pieces of equipment on the farm. While planters and combines roll in intense spring and fall seasons, the sprayer runs early, often and sometimes even late into the fall for that all-important fall weed control pass. Choosing between a front mount... Read More
Langbank, Saskatchewan-based SeedHawk has been bought by its Swedish manufacturing partner Vaderstad, according to a press release. The company will maintain its head office and processing facility, home to 250 employees, at Langbank. "We see great potential in Seed Hawk. One of the keys to the North American market is local presence, and Tempo, our... Read More