The steering upgrade and a new tire option will be available on new 8R tractors. NEW HORSEPOWER OFFERINGS A 350-hp. tractor has been added to the 7R family. This is a 20-hp. increase over the largest 7R tractor offered in model year 2020. The new 7R 350 has a base weight of 24,700 pounds. Deere claims this machine has the best power-to-weight ratio of any tractor in ...
In the past, measuring traits like plant height meant relying on humans to assess plants. Armed with a ruler and an electronic device to record data, large teams typically made up of high-school-age students would walk through rows of corn as they yelled out numbers. “It was really hard, because sometimes you’re dealing with corn that is 14-feet tall,” says Neil Haus...
One of the challenges in applying agriculture tech on the farm is pulling together all the pieces. Information from machines, in-field and around the farm, often hits stumbling blocks. FieldMicro is working to change that. The Australia-based startup has developed a holistic system for the farm that relies on a sensor-filled device, the FieldBot, tied into a cloud-bas...
Claas of America made a statement in 2019 with the launch of the new 7000 and 8000 Series combines. The new machines offered bigger grain tanks and a wide range of other features that fit with the competitive harvest market. And they are rotary-designed machines. But for some crops, especially in the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Prairie, straw walkers are still pre...
Designed to spray high-pressure water on city streets, roads or any other suitable surfaces, the plug and play design of the new pressure washer attachment is claimed to provide “total peace of mind”. The compact dimensions of the new attachment “guarantee maximum efficiency and simplify transportation requirements”. ‘Wide Range Of Applications’ There are three di...
At the 2019 Farm Progress Show, companies were displaying novel technology that attempted to identify a disease from a photograph of a soybean plant. However, spokespeople insisted the concept was a work in progress and might not be usable for some time. While that technology was displayed, another company was working behind the scenes on technology that would allow a...
“AGCO is excited to introduce the long-anticipated new Challenger MT800 Series track tractors to our loyal Challenger customers throughout North America,” says David Soliday, AGCO senior tactical marketing manager. “They’ve been asking for improved efficiency in a high-horsepower track tractor with the benefits of flotation and the ease of a stepless transmission. The n...
The common drive for four planting elements is provided by only one hydraulic motor, driving a continuous shaft. Electromagnetic clutches are now mounted for each individual planting element. The planting elements can be switched on and off quickly and conveniently from the operator terminal. As an option, the planting elements can be automatically switched on and off by...
Over 20 years, the Multicut 460 has gained worldwide fame as a robust and long-lasting flex wing mower. Machines are cutting grass across the globe, with Kenya recently seeing its first machine in action. Many organisations in agriculture, aviation, and the military favour Multicut. Not only does the 460 save time behind the wheel it delivers a superior cut. In farming,...
The Irrigation Association recently announced Nelson’s All-Flo PPR (precision plug-resistant) pressure regulator as the winner of the 2020 New Product Contest in the agriculture irrigation category. While the contest is usually held during the annual Irrigation Show and Education Week, this year’s contest was held online. The Nelson All-Flo pressure regulator has seve...
"The momentum is undeniable now for what everyone is calling controlled environment agriculture," says Steve Lindsley, president, Grōv Technologies, a Utah-based startup. "Grōv takes the benefits of CEA and focuses it on animals." You read that right; Grōv is focused on raising feed indoors that's high-quality, consistent and produced in an environment with no need fo...
Gregg Sauder admits when it comes to farming, “I love control.” But getting control of everything that can influence your crop is no easy task. That hasn’t stopped Sauder, president and founder of 360 Yield Center. And his latest move brings autonomy to in-season crop care in a totally new way. The 360 Rain combines a familiar tool — the irrigation hose reel — with Y-...
When a major equipment company makes an announcement, it's news. But these days, instead of shiny new iron rolling off the factory floor, it's more about new arrangements of bits and bytes to make those machines, and your farm, work more efficiently. John Deere's latest update to its Operations Center system brings along some new features. “[Work Planner] gives farmer...
The new 760B is a 550-hp class mulcher carrier that shares major components with the field proven and similarly classed Tigercat 480B track driven mulcher as well as the popular M726G wheel driven mulcher. The 760B was designed primarily for silviculture applications. Forestry companies require the capability to efficiently clean up residual post-harvest forest debris...
This new grapple saw configuration does not require an extra dedicated auxiliary circuit for the saw function as it is operated off the grapple close circuit. The only hydraulic requirements are the standard auxiliary “hammer” circuit and a low flow rotation circuit. The saw unit is based on the time proven SuperSaw 555S, which is popular on Hultdins SG Forestry Grapp...
“We have the technology to successfully automate any existing gate, in any outdoor location,” explains Mike Yeats, md of Oxfordshire-based Solar Gate Systems. “As long as the gate swings freely, we can put solar power to it, and make its operation fully automatic.” “We are confident of harnessing, storing and converting more than enough power to run our solar gate mec...
This new harvester on tyres is intended for growers and agricultural contractors that harvest potatoes. The Enduro is a powerful harvester that excels in product-friendliness, capacity and ease of use. Dewulf introduced the Enduro during a large, international, live online unveiling, and the harvester is now available. The harvester is the result of several years of i...
The Continental VF tyres have been fitted to a SAM Horizon 4000 self-propelled sprayer. “This is the first time the new VF tyres with pressure sensors have been fitted to a sprayer in the UK and we hope that other sprayer operators will want to introduce this technology to help reduce soil compaction,” says Continental agricultural tyre specialist Richard Hutchins. Co...
“We’ve taken the previous ShortDisc and reworked it for improved functionality and smoother operation,” says Simon Weaving, Sales Manager at Weaving Machinery. “This isn’t an incremental update. This is a significant step forward that lets farmers achieve more precise seed bed preparation for both stubbles and ploughed ground.” The new ShortDisc features a massively s...
Fitting a machine with steering axle technology is usually a time-consuming task, with brackets to make and the linkage to attach to the rear of the tractor. The Track Assist system greatly simplifies the process by replacing the mechanical connection with a gyroscopic sensor, which is simply fixed to the rear of the tractor with a magnet. The gyroscopic sensors detect t...
Launched in 2018, the RoadBib is the first tyre for 200+hp agricultural tractors specifically designed to provide high performance, longevity and traction on machines used intensively on roads. The five new dimensions – 540/65 R30, 650/60 R34, 650/65 R34, 650/65 R42 and 710/75 R42 – take the number of sizes in the range up to nine and are available on both the replace...
The new drill is equipped with 32 row units of 375mm spacing, a 3000l seed hopper and a Central Seed Fill as standard. To manage a narrower row spacing, every second-row unit is offset. The row cleaner angle and gauge wheel size have also been reduced. To increase the versatility of the Tempo L 32 it is possible to hydraulically raise half of the row units and lock th...
With a fully extended horizontal range of 7.4 metres and maximum vertical height of 8.4 metres, the Multi-Longer GII 7457 E-TPAL is KUHN’s longest reach hedge cutter yet and significantly enhances its offering in the sector. Designed to meet the needs of the professional operator, the Multi-Longer GII 7457 E-TPAL has a parallelogram pivot-mounted straight arm configur...
For fast cutting of larger quantities of straw in the ration, SILOKING now offers the straw chopper version for the SelfLine 300+ / 500+ and 1000+ models. The hydraulically driven straw chopper is mounted directly behind the milling head and extends over the full width of the loading chute. In chopping mode, the flow of forage is diverted to the straw chopper by a fla...
STICKING to its core values of introducing tractors suitable for all uses Massey Ferguson has just launched its new versatile 5S Series. With something to give for dairy, livestock and arable sector farms the new MF5S Series includes five new models from 105hp to 145hp. Powered by AGCO Power 4.4 litre, four cylinder engines the new 5S Series models are: MF 5S.105, ...
Italian telehandler maker, Merlo has aimed its sights at the burgeoning waste sector with the introduction of Waste Manager, a versatile heavy-duty bulk handler configured around its existing TF65.9 telehandler model. Operating with interchangeable bucket and forks, the Waste Manager is a full-on telehandler that Denis McGrath, general manager with their Irish distrib...
With a career in telecommunications and manufacturing and with family ties to Idaho, Ehsan Soltan found a way to apply his background and problem-solving skills to agriculture. And it all began by paying close attention to farmers’ pain points. “I attended grower meetings just to listen and learned that growers and farm managers would drive hundreds of miles a day to ...
According to the agricultural machinery giant, this new tractor “combines the high performance of the proven NEF 6-cylinder engine with New Holland’s dual clutch and CVT technology”. This comes in a compact package with the tractor having a 2.6m wheelbase and 10.5t gross vehicle weight. The T6 range now has two six-cylinder models with Dynamic Command: the existing...
This new machine apparently combines electrification, automation, machine learning, and data analysis “to enhance farmer’s existing operations, increase labour productivity and safety, and maximize yields to cut overhead costs and emissions”, the US firm says. The company claims to have secured several hundred working farms as preliminary customers. The Monarch Tra...
Unique technology for the highest flexibility Convenient operation was a major point of focus, making settings such as working depth, coulter pressure and seed rate calibration easy to perform, and mounting and removing the machine as easy as possible Thanks to the short and compact design of the power harrow and coulter rail, the centre of gravity of the machine is ve...
The Profis weighing system enables any deviations of the actual application rate from the target rate to be accurately identified. The weigh cells on the current spreader programme measure the weight changes 200 times per second and automatically adjust the shutter positions every 25 kg. The biggest advantage of the weighing system is that it measures in real time, and s...
Manufactured in two model variants – a 2-wheel drive 25.5-60 version and a 4-wheel drive 25.5-90 version – the new e-Worker has a 2500kg capacity, 4.8 metres height and 44/60 kW/HP power output which, at an average 6 kW/h consumption, translates into a working span of 8 hours. Suitable for on-road and off-road applications, the e-Worker has a distinct edge when workin...
For the 2020 harvest season, ROPA has equipped Keilers II Classic with XL bunkers on a trial basis, these will be available as a standard equipment for the 2021 harvest season. This innovation allows farmers to use the machine to its fullest capacity while ensuring maximum protection of the crop. Further new functions are also available as standard and optional equipment...
Shallow cultivation across the full working width is especially useful for incorporating winter catch crops in spring or for that first pass of stubble cultivation. DeltaCut shares reliably undercut winter catch crops and prevent additional water from being drained from the soil. By incorporating harvest residues at a shallow depth during stubble cultivation, weed seeds ...
Strong customer demand for a trailer that could be multi-purpose led to the team at SlurryKat being tasked to design and manufacture the machine which is predominantly a dump trailer that doubles up as a silage trailer when a special kit is added. SlurryKat CEO and principle design engineer Garth Cairns was only too willing to take up the challenge and create the new ...
Innovation in farm equipment was long built on better iron, but these days the software in use can make a significant difference in how you work. Two new tools from John Deere offer users a range of benefits. In addition, the company announced a purchase that adds potential new management insight for your business. The first spring pass with a strip-till machine or pl...
