By: Kelvin Heppner
June 20, 2018
AGCO held the North American launch for its new IDEAL axial combine series in Regina, SK, on Tuesday, coinciding with the start of Canada’s Farm...Read more »
By: Shaun Haney
June 15, 2018
The new Steiger CVXDrive tractors are available in 17 configurations, including Quadtrac, RowTrac and wheeled machines.
New farm equipment sales in U.S. are higher than in 2017, while Canadian agricultural machinery sales are mixed relative to last year, according to...Read more »
By: Bernard Tobin
June 13, 2018
Is the clock ticking on the future of your ground sprayer? Could it eventually be replaced by a swarm of UAV sprayers that could better target weeds...Read more »
By: Realag Machinery Insider
June 2, 2018
Photo via CNH Industrial.
Combine manufacturers are trying to make one of the most intimidating jobs on the farm — driving and setting the machine — easier and more...Read more »
By: Realag Machinery Insider
June 1, 2018
Steel prices in North America are on the rise and the impacts are just beginning to be felt in farm country. In the U.S., steel prices were already...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
June 1, 2018
A John Deere ExactEmerge planter (source: Deere & Co.)
Deere & Co says it has filed legal action against Precision Planting and AGCO, alleging the companies have infringed on 12 patents related to the...Read more »
By: Realag Machinery Insider
May 22, 2018
(Photo courtesy Väderstad)
Tempting as owning new machinery may be, for many producers, the decision is made easy when a machine that offers limited functionality. It’s...Read more »
By: Kelvin Heppner
May 21, 2018
It’s an established fact that seeding depth and plant spacing are critical factors in maximizing yields and uniformity in some crops. That’s why...Read more »
By: Realag Machinery Insider
May 14, 2018
Using technology from a sensor made by Fliegl, Austrian farm machinery company Pöttinger has debuted a GPS beacon designed to track the...Read more »
By: Realag Machinery Insider
May 12, 2018
There was an expectation that U.S. sales of farm machinery would improve in 2018 but not necessarily that Canadian sales would be weaker. Yet,...Read more »
By: Realag Machinery Insider
May 10, 2018
Photo via Claas
In another move towards automation, Claas has unveiled a system for automatic steering of cultivators in row crops. The Culti Cam uses a...Read more »
By: Kelvin Heppner
May 8, 2018
Manitoba-based Farmers Edge says it believes there are grounds for an appeal after a U.S. court dismissed the company’s claims in a trade...Read more »
By: Kelvin Heppner
May 7, 2018
The last time gasoline prices across Canada were where they are today, averaging around $1.33/litre, was in July 2014, when the price of oil was...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
May 2, 2018
Farmers Edge is rolling out several imagery-based agronomic tools after reaching a deal with San Francisco-based aerospace and data company Planet for high-resolution, daily satellite imagery.
Improved access to technology and sensors for tracking the weather, machinery, and crop development are helping farmers and agronomists with crop...Read more »
By: Realag Machinery Insider
May 1, 2018
Photo via Amazone (Copyright: Sven Kleinewoerdemann).
Spreading fertilizer can feel like a bit of a guessing game when it comes to knowing just how wide of a spray pattern is produced. Coverage depends...Read more »