Machine of the Year. Tractor of the Year. Fendt knows how to make an entrance into the 500-plus horsepower category. The German tractor-maker won multiple awards for its new 1000 Vario series at Agritechnica 2015. Perhaps most impressive about the Fendt 1000 Vario is how it transfers 500 horsepower to the ground with a standard... 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
From Agri-Trade to Agritechnica, Red Deer to Hanover, farm show season has started. This week’s TWORA podcast takes us to Germany for the world’s largest farm equipment show, along with the latest news highlights: Agri-Trend’s sale to Trimble, All-Tech acquiring Masterfeeds, the launch of the “International Year of Pulses” and more: Subscribe: iTunes | Android... Read More
As you walk the grounds at Agritechnica you come across many familiar brands, implements and machines. You also come across some implements or machines where you just ask yourself say, "what the heck does that machine do?" And just like that we have a special segment from Agritechnica. Don't Miss TechTour LIVE - Register Today!!... 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
Call them tradeshow booth gimmicks or whatever you please but at Agrictechnica 2015 the floor is alive with remote controlled tractors, 3D virtual reality goggles, machinery simulators and farming playstation games. Don't Miss TechTour LIVE - Register Today It is clear that gaming technology is bringing young and old closer to real life farming. Agritechnica... 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
Author's Note: Okay, there are probably plenty of reasons you should bale instead of pellet (like: we don't really have a choice yet). It's just, well, it's not every day that I get to use a noun as a verb in a headline. Last week I stumbled upon one of the coolest tweets I've seen... Read More