The new machine is autonomous, so users can show it a job such as spraying or mowing and it will copy that task
Monarch Tractor has scaled up production of its autonomous electric tractor, which will soon roll out of the Foxconn plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Mark Schwager, president and co-founder of Monarch Tractor, said the facility provided Foxconn a great opportunity because it wanted to get into EV manufacturing in North America. Taiwan-based Foxconn is the world’s […] Read moreMachinery — page 42
Trimble adds green-on-green spray tech partner
The acquisition of Bilberry helps Trimble complete its application lineup, which includes guidance and rate control systems
Trimble has added to its suite of spray technologies by acquiring Bilberry, a company that builds a selective spraying system capable of green-on-green applications. Green-on-green systems identify and treat individual weeds within a crop canopy. “Bilberry is the first company that has a commercially available product. It’s already available in Australia,” said Guillermo Perez-Iturbe, senior […] Read more
Big farm equipment sales track above average
Sales of new combines and two- and four-wheel drive tractors in Canada have tracked above the five-year average so far this year, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Canadian sales in these three categories trailed last year’s month-over-month numbers, until August when the number of units sold climbed above the number of machines sold […] Read more
Are big class 9/10/11 combines their own worst enemy?
CARMAN, Man. — Has the quest for gargantuan, high-performance combines reached a dead end? Or do engineers have more tricks up their computer-assisted designs to coax Mother Earth into supporting more weight? Can engineers squeeze out more harvest performance without creating a monster machine? I put that question to Eric Raby, president of Claas North […] Read more
New Flex heads pull in more pulses
Crop quality is a big deal in pricing pulse and canola crops. Getting high-value, high-volume crops cut and profitably binned has recently prompted major advances in flex header technology. In the past two decades, growers have come to depend on flex headers to cut low and gather more grain, especially in canola and pulse crops. […] Read more
VIDEO: Weed control, termination goes electric
Electrophysical weeder uses a spray to increase conductivity and electric panels to kill the weeds and crops
BRODERICK, Sask. — An electrophysical weeder was used for the first time in Canada to terminate a potato crop. An electrophysical weeder uses a combination of a product sprayed onto a crop to increase conductivity and a machine that drags electrified panels across plants to electrocute them. The Crop.Zone system uses an applicator on the […] Read more
Will your grain dryer become a grain fryer?
It’ll be a busy fall for grain dryers as the short growing season forces a harvest headache, with thousands of B-trains in the lineup with tough grain needing quick attention. Storing tough grain that hasn’t received proper attention is a good way to waste money, according to GSI dryer specialist Randy Sheley. He says there […] Read more
Water nozzles begin to fight fire inside the dryer
Your dryer just caught fire. First responders are a half-hour away. Five semi-trucks are lined up anxious to dump grain. You’d pay anything for water nozzles inside that dryer right now. But it’s too late to invest in the internal fire suppression system you’ve been considering. That Custom Dryer Suppression (CDS) system likely could save […] Read more
Market remains hot but sales cool
Machinery makers face shortages of parts, supply chain delays, rising costs for labour and transportation as COVID disrupts the business
Farm equipment sales are down for Canada and United States, with Canada showing significant drops from last year on the largest gear. This year, four-wheel drive tractors and combines in Canada saw sales fall 22 percent from last season at this time. American numbers were better, but followed the same trend, with four-wheel drive tractors […] Read more
Drone harnesses artificial intelligence
The flying sprayer has the ability to identify and treat individual weeds as it makes its way over a broad acre canopy
LANGHAM, Sask. — An autonomous, fixed-wing drone that uses artificial intelligence to identify and treat individual weeds within a broad acre crop canopy was on display at the recent Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon. This was the first time Regina-based Precision AI displayed its new platform for the public, although it had shown […] Read more
