A picture of a "Trump Burger" sign at a U.S. farm show.

To go or not to go — that was the question

An ag journalist wonders if American attacks on Canada should affect plans to cover a farm machinery show in the United States

In light of Donald Trump’s recent talk of making Canada a U.S. state, Scott Garvey found himself asking, “do I attend this machinery event, which promised to provide a lot of interesting information to pass on to you, our readers, or do I join the boycott and stay home?”







A man lifts the hood of a large, blue 8-tired New Holland tractor that is parked inside a shop.

CNH introduces AI Tech Assistant

Pilot program gives dealerships improved access to repair information to provide customer support with less research

As farm equipment becomes increasingly complex, dealership technicians need access to a large library of repair procedure information to ensure they are able to service all machines. However, there are a lot of machines out there, and finding that information can take time. Danielle Waterworth, vice-president of global ag service and maintenance development at CNH, […] Read more

A man sits in the driver's seat of a modern Fendt tractor. There's a steering wheel in front of him, but his left hand is on a joystick.

Fendt brings joystick steering to tractors

ErgoSteer is a retrofit option that provides operators a second type of steering input and was recognized with a AE50 design award

A few years ago, Agco’s Fendt brand replaced the steering wheel on its Ideal combines with a joystick control. In 2024 it introduced a retrofit kit that can also bring joystick steering control to Fendt tractors. That system just won Agco an AE50 award for its design. It’s 100 per cent retrofittable,” says Daniel Smith, […] Read more



A photo of the Kubota display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2025.

Kubota displays agricultural robots at CES

Kubota made its second official appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, and it had a lot more technology to showcase, including one machine, the autonomous off-road KATR, which garnered the brand a Best of Innovation award at the show. “Last year was our first year at CES, really exposing what’s […] Read more

A John Deere autonomous, battery-electric, zero-turn mower sits on some grass.

Deere introduces robotic systems

Four new products with second generation autonomy perception systems debuts at the Consumer Electronics Show

John Deere used January’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to introduce a new, second generation perception system that will allow autonomous operation of more of its machines. “Today we’re going to take four giant leaps forward in John Deere’s autonomy journey,” Jahmy Hindman, senior vice-president and chief technology officer, said during a news conference […] Read more