The new Massey Ferguson VE Series planters do conventional till, no-till, variable-rate, high-speed planting and individual row control. The company assures growers a 99 percent or greater seed placement accuracy. Massey says the redesigned Heads Up row unit is more durable with better seed placement accuracy. It allows users to customize planters more easily with […] Read more
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Three tracks are better than four
With their farm and custom business centered in soybean and corn country in southeastern North Dakota, the Gramlow family was well aware of the shortcomings in some brand new implements. By 2012 they had decided to put that concern into action by diversifying into manufacturing. Their first offering was a conversion kit for the 1770NT […] Read more
304 stainless with 5x lifetime of mild carbon steel
If stainless steel lasts five times longer but costs the same as mild steel, then … what was the question again?
If you bought high-quality 304 stainless steel aftermarket components to replace worn carbon steel parts in your JD drill, you’d expect to pay more, right? Wrong, according to Romafa. “Many of our stainless steel replacement parts cost the same as OEM steel parts directly from John Deere or the other manufacturers” says Romafa representative Jim […] Read more
Patriot 50: start with a fresh sheet of paper
In the competitive SP sprayer world, engineers constantly upgrade technology. In this quest, they often start right from scratch, as CaseIH did with the three new Patriot 50 sprayers. “We completely redesigned every detail of the Patriot 50 series sprayer to deliver next-level efficiency along with an unmatched day-to-day operator experience,” said Case’s Mark Burns, […] Read more
Take ride quality seriously
When Case decided its traditional trailing link suspension had disappeared over-the-hill, their question wasn’t “can we just fix it?” It was, “how do we design the best possible suspension?” “Our mandate was clear. We were going to design the best sprayer suspension money could buy,” recalls Mark Burns, marketing manager for application equipment. “There were […] Read more
Putting it all in one place and making it handy
The FendtOne operator interface has been expanded to more tractors in the Fendt lineup. The system was released on the 700 Gen 6 last year, then during The Farm Progress show in Decatur, Illinois, this summer the company announced it will now also be a standard feature on the Fendt 300, Fendt 500, Fendt 900 […] Read more
Deere posts profit surge on soaring farm income
Nov 24 (Reuters) – Deere & Co surpassed market estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, as a surge in crop and livestock prices encouraged farmers to splurge on tractors and combines. The results sent shares of the world’s largest farm equipment maker 3 percent higher in premarket trading and eased some fears around the impact […] Read more
Deere strike to end as workers vote to approve contract
Nov 17 (Reuters) – A majority of Deere & Co’s striking workers on Wednesday voted to approve a modified contract proposed by the farm equipment maker, ending a near six-week strike. The United Auto Workers members of Deere ratified a six-year agreement by a vote of 61 percent to 39 percent, the union said. Deere […] Read more
Producers might farm-out robotic agricultural tools
Whether it’s a drone in the air, a soil sampler in the field or picking tools of all sorts it’s a service
Agricultural robots have opened the door for more farm operations to be contracted out to service companies. The pace of new robotic-based agricultural platforms being developed and tested on North American fields is accelerating, and many of these companies are targeting a service model for their business plan. Traditional ag retailers plan to get a […] Read more
Ritchie Bros. launches new equipment listing service
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has launched Ritchie List, an equipment-listing service that allows sellers to list the equipment themselves through the company’s site. At a webinar, Matt Ackley, chief marketing officer for Ritchie Bros., said of the company’s three equipment listing services, Ritchie List offers sellers the most autonomy over what they are selling. “Many folks […] Read more
