Seeding (or planting for our eastern and southern friends) is the single most important pass you'll make on your field this year. The piece of equipment you chose to place and pack seeds typically has to work for all the crops in your rotation, and that can mean using something better suited for large seeds... Read More
Category: Machinery
In our drive to continuously deliver the content you want to see, RealAgriculture.com has launched the RealAg Machinery Update. This twice-a-month email update will feature our most recent machinery content — from new tractors, to precision ag applications, to the latest in tillage tools. As always and like all of our other updates, the RealAg... Read More
From the outside it looks like another piece of John Deere machinery — a swather (or windrower, if you're so inclined) with the trademark green paint and jumping deer. But underneath all that green and yellow paint is a Canadian success story. What you're looking at is actually a product of Winnipeg-based MacDon Industries, and... Read More
Six years ago, Albert Wagner needed 100,000 bushels-worth of added storage. The traditional bin route would have cost him about $2.45/bu over 10 years (including a residual value for the bins), but he also had one of two fertilizer bins nearing the end of its useful life. That got him thinking about bagging grain, which... Read More
There is nothing that draws a crowd quite like battleship-sized machinery. While most people come to gawk at the spectacle with no real practical use for it, keep in mind, manufacturer's don't make these things for their own entertainment. The Bourgault 7950 Air Seeder is a gargantuan machine, but for the producer with a lot... Read More
Bigger isn't always better. What's better is matching the size of tractor you need on your farm that has all the capabilities you're looking for with some added features that make an upgrade worth it. Case IH's new Steiger RowTrac isn't small by any means, but it is designed to be narrower and is available... Read More
Combine and tractor cabs become like a second home during the busy season, and few can complain about the amenities included in the cabs of modern farm equipment. But that doesn't mean there isn't always room for improvement. For more Crop Week '13 coverage, click here. With its 2013 models, Case IH has rolled out... Read More
Versatile rolled out its ML Series drill just a few years ago, but the unique mechanical linkage set up quickly caught the attention of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, a group that awarded the design an AE50 Award designation this year. At last week's Manitoba Ag Days, Lyndsey Smith asked Trevor Jubenville,... Read More
You don't mess around with a good thing. Every farm has a tried and true, trusted piece of equipment that you just can't part with. You know it's quirks, it's comfortable...it just works well. The problem now is that technological advancements are available to help you do the job better, but the equipment is out-dated.... Read More
One of the big highlights of the 2013 Crop Production show was Mark Devloo and the Roto Mud Scraper. Initially designed by his father, the Mudscraper is a great invention that in a very clean and simple way keeps your packer wheels free of mud during seeding time. See More Crop Week 2013 Coverage According... Read More