Harvesting Equipment
Fresh off forming its new ag tech and autonomy joint venture, PTx Trimble, AGCO has put forth a retrofit first, mixed-fleet approach to precision ag technology. Will farmers buy it?
According to online sources, some John Deere employees are being scheduled into virtual “layoff” notification meetings.
A roundup of farm machinery and ag tech news and product releases for the week of July 15, 2024.
A quick summary of farm machinery and ag tech news you might have missed if you weren’t paying attention.
Farm machinery industry news briefs and notes for the week of June 23, 2024.
John Deere has had a busy 2024 thus far, but a large round of employee layoffs are taking place in Iowa.
CNH Industrial is appointing Gerrit Marx to the role of CEO, effective July 1, 2024. Marx will replace current CEO Scott Wine.
This week’s Machinery News covers U.S. and Canadian tractor and combine sales figures for March 2024, Jorge Heraud’s new role at Rootwave, and John Deere’s upcoming appearance in Washington D.C.
A 95,000 gross ton container ship crashed into a pylon supporting the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Port of Baltimore early Tuesday morning. The port is a main access point for automobile and farm equipment imports.
Minor space weather events have temporarily knocked out corrections signals over Canada and The Dakotas in the past. Would your farm be ready for a more severe outage?
Deere drew them in with practical yet cutting edge displays – like an iPhone controlled 8R tractor running field tillage – driving the conversation forward with a fun spin on its tech stack and cotton production.
A new S7 series combine, high-horsepower 9RX tractors, C series air carts and Hagie STS sprayers with factory-installed See & Spray Premium highlight a splashy group of product intros.
The AF11 brings together runtime advancements to maximize in-field productivity in a 775 hp machine.
Upgrade kits featuring the latest precision ag technologies are available for sprayers, planters and combines.
Buhler Industries and ASKO Holding have announced that Başak Traktör has entered into an agreement to purchase all of the common shares of Buhler Industries owned by Combine Factory Rostselmash Ltd.
Here’s how and why you need to clean your combine after harvest and before you park it for the winter.
Yields can take a 5-bu.-per-acre hit as a result of the sickle running so high on stems it cuts off branches and allows them to fall below the deck. Losses can be reduced to 1 bu. per acre with header adjustments.
Weeds don’t stand a chance versus the weed seed destroyer.
How good a job you do spreading residue behind the harvester makes a big difference in how uniform your corn stand will be next spring and how uniform its growth and development will be.
Mitch Sisson never wants to grow up. As one of America’s top farm toy restorers, his meticulous craftsmanship coaxes memory from metal: “It’s a special thing when you can hand a man back a piece of his past.”
You’re running your combine and hear the following sounds. Can you diagnose the cause?
An American farming titan, Jessie Small, the king of combines, has passed on, and with him goes a sizable chunk of U.S. historical lore.
Put these practices to work to improve your corn harvest outcome.
“Precision and autonomy are an opportunity for us, and Raven really helps put us in a very, very competitive position,” Wine says.
Too much corn is not making it to the bin in central Illinois as harvest season nears the finish line. If you’re still combining, consider Ken Ferrie’s recommendations to bolster results.
Whether you call it slugged, plugged or wadded-up, a combine jammed with weeds or damp crop is enough to make a preacher cuss. Here are tips to minimize your frustration and downtime.
Farm equipment and technology news briefs for the week of September 15, 2024.
If you use GPS guidance lines and field boundaries in your farming operation, read this article.
The latest AEM numbers suggest concerns about falling farmer demand for new machines were not overblown.