Farmers are being pushed to find an alternative to desiccants to burn down crops, as companies are increasingly leery of herbicides approved close to harvest. People have been shocking weeds with electricity for 100 years, but the return on the electricity invested and the technology required to do so safely haven’t always worked. Crop.zone is […] Read more
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VIDEO: New Holland combine boosts productivity, maintains size, weight
New Holland’s new CR11 combine moves more bushels than any previous New Holland combine but takes up the same space on the road, thanks to some award-winning engineering. The CR11 Increases productivity for the New Holland line, coming in at 775 horsepower and featuring two 24-inch rotors, a grain tank capacity of 20,000 litres and […] Read more
Agritechnica Day 1: Combine launches, giant power units
Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show, is nothing like farm shows we see in North America. The equipment shines to a finer gleam, extreme care is paid to lighting – so much blue at New Holland, red at Case IH, green at John Deere and orange at Kubota. The show is huge – 27 […] Read more
New Holland concept combine takes Agritechnica gold medal
A New Holland concept combine tested in Canada has won the top Agritechnica award ahead of this year’s event in November. Taking the sole Gold Medal in the Innovation Awards, the combine is expected to be revealed at the Nov. 12-18 event, dubbed as the world’s biggest machinery show. Geert Nerinckx, New Holland combine global […] Read more
Agritechnica becomes latest casualty
After being postponed, the world’s largest farm technology show has been cancelled for February 2022
Organizers of the world’s biggest farm machinery show, Agritechnica, have cancelled the already postponed event for 2022 due to increased COVID-19 regulations and cases. The DLG, German Agricultural Society, has officially cancelled the event that had already been postponed from its traditional November 2021 date to Feb. 27, 2022. Agritechnica normally attracts 2,800 exhibitors and […] Read more
Tough grass, low-volume conditions made for rake
A 260-horsepower self-propelled rotary rake has been developed by Ploeger for windrowing grass in silage production. “It’s a self-propelled belt merger, it has two five-metre-wide elements, which will pick up grass onto the belt and then you can discharge it left or right,” said Niels Antonissen of Ploeger. “Or they can be separated, leaving space, […] Read more
Spray drone with payloads up to 200 kg.
Hannover, Germany — Volocopter built upon its passenger helicopter technology to develop a cargo drone that has agricultural applications. The Volocopter is a German two-seat multi-rotor electric air vehicle designed for passenger air travel in an urban environment. The company displayed its VoloDrone Demonstrator fit with John Deere spraying technology in John Deer’s future technology […] Read more
Russian forage harvester possible for Canada
The company, which owns Versatile, must first look at what changes it would need to make before entering the market
HANNOVER, Germany — The Rostselmash booth in the Russian section at Agritechnica was well attended, and one of the company’s most impressive offerings, the RSM F lineup of forage harvesters, may soon be available in Canada. Speaking through a translator, Sergey Savenkov of Rostselmash said the company is studying the Canadian market to see if […] Read more
VIDEO: Canadian cage mill teams up with JD
Customers can order the impact mill as an option on S-Series combines, and more brands will be added for 2021
A Canadian-built cage mill that attaches to combine choppers and destroys weed seeds during harvest is now on the market. Saskatoon-based Redekop held the public launch of its Seed Control Unit in the John Deere booth at Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany, last November. Redekop owner Trevor Thiessen said the company’s been developing its impact mill […] Read more
Ag equipment giant unveils the future
John Deere’s Future Technology Zone displayed research into automation, electrification and artificial intelligence
HANNOVER, Germany — New agricultural products are being launched at a breakneck speed, and some of the more innovative offerings are launched by small and nimble companies that can quickly transform trail-blazing technologies into agricultural platforms. Large companies can be at a disadvantage when it comes to rapid use of the latest innovations because they […] Read more
