Redekop and Global Neighbour are developing a new seed destruction system that can be used on smaller combines
Saskatchewan-based Redekop and U.S.-based Global Neighbour Inc. have teamed up to develop a new weed seed destruction system. It uses a specific spectrum of light to kill weed seeds exiting the combine, rather than the mechanical destruction method used by Redekop’s current seed control unit. “They (Global Neighbour) have found there’s a certain light spectrum […] Read more
John Deere launches T6 800 combine
The updated Class 7 straw walker model is designed to replace conventional T670 and will begin production this fall
After New Holland introduced the rotary combine concept with its first TR model in the 1970s, that threshing system came to dominate the market in North America. Though it may seem like the conventional straw walker combine has faded into obscurity, it hasn’t. Many brands offer at least one model of that style. John Deere […] Read more
New Combines from Case IH
Three more new models debut for the 2025 growing season
Glacier FarmMedia – In February, Case IH pulled the wraps off its Class 10-plus AF11 twin-rotor combine at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, describing 2024 as the year of the combine. By mid-April the red brand had three more new models to debut — the 260 Series. “You can kind of see […] Read more
Harvest Academy teaches how to set a combine
The new training program offered by Bushel Plus teaches growers how to address common problems inside the combine
When the weather is good during harvest, every grower wants to run the combine and cover as many acres as possible at whatever threshing performance it offers. But without attention to combine settings, many dollars can be left in the field. “When a combine sits there for two minutes it feels like three hours for […] Read more
TruFlex Razor Draper has unique features
European implement manufacturer targets North American header market with air system and hydraulic drive
One of the European implement brands that have set up shop in North America in recent decades is Geringhoff, a combine header manufacturer based in Germany. It is offering Canadian producers a Draper model that the brand’s western Canadian territory manager, Lucas Haas, calls a Premium design. Geringhoff’s TruFlex Razor Draper header offers unique features […] Read more
Deere cuts profit view
REUTERS — Deere & Co. has cut its 2024 profit forecast as farmers remain hesitant about big-ticket equipment purchases due to high borrowing rates and falling crop prices, even as its first-quarter sales and profit topped Wall Street estimates. With farmers reassessing expenses, particularly for compact tractors, Deere said it now expects net income for […] Read more
Weed seed destructors rare on Canadian farms
The device, which pulverizes weed seeds before they leave the combine in chaff, slowly gain momentum in this country
WINNIPEG — About 30 weed seed destructors were used last fall on farms across Canada, says an Agriculture Canada scientist. That isn’t a lot, considering more than 2,000 new combines are sold annually in Canada and the country has some 50,000 grain farms. But farmer adoption of the destructors, which pulverize weed seeds before they […] Read more
‘Simple solution’ helps to connect trailers
CALGARY — It’s a pretty good bet an invention has a good chance of being successful when a video about it is posted to Facebook and unexpectedly gets millions of views from around the world. That’s what happened to Real Garant of Donnelly, Alta., after he created a device aimed at solving a problem faced […] Read more
‘Combuggy’ used as mobile storage
An 8820 combine modified into a grain cart has the benefit of hydrostatic transmission and rear-wheel assist
Some pretty interesting machines have been built in farm workshops over the years. The odd one is marketed commercially, but most simply meet a need on the farm. For Mike Belan and his family’s farming operation near Sarnia, Ont., the workshop creation, dubbed the Combuggy, has been helping grain handling operations run smoothly since 2000. […] Read more
Big iron rakes in big dollars post pandemic
Equipment sales boost largely driven by late deliveries and high commodity prices before they retreated last year
A big boost in four-wheel-drive tractor sales signals that the farm equipment industry is returning to normal, say salespeople and other industry experts. New 4WD unit sales in Canada grew 84.8 per cent year over year in November and 41.5 percent year to date, according to the Association of Equipment Managers. In October, it reported Canadian sales of tractors […] Read more
