The company advises that to seal round bales and store them hygienically, they should be stored standing in the upright position with the film layers vertical. The pressure of the contents of the bale expands the film, the film layers are pressed together and the bale is sealed even better than previously. In addition, there are many more layers of film on the flat si...
The large directional felling head, designed for 30+ metric ton carriers, improves productivity, increases durability and extends uptime for steep slope, shoveling and traditional felling applications. “The high-capacity Waratah FL100 gives our customers the benefit of added productivity in a very capable head,” said Brent Fisher, product marketing manager for Waratah...
Designed for high volume roadside processing, the Tigercat 850 offers many advantages over excavator conversions including better service access, higher cooling capacity and processor head optimized hydraulics. The Tigercat FPT N67 engine delivers 159 kW (213 hp) at 2,100 rpm for Tier 2 and Tier 4f emission compliance. An efficient load sensing hydraulic system allows...
L.S.W. is a second-generation, family-owned and operated business incorporated in 1993. The company has grown over the years to be a major supplier of aftermarket parts to the mining, construction, forestry, and energy industries. To support their growing business and better accommodate future Metso customers, L.S.W. will be opening a new Bend & Band facility in 2020....
Based in Alliance, Ohio, Winkle is an industry leading diversified supplier of engineered mechanical and magnetic material handling solutions and contract manufacturing services. In addition to gaining a U.S. presence, the move helps establish GRYB as an industry frontrunner with an unmatched materials handling product offering. “Having a U.S. presence is integral ...
Our seventh annual Top 10 Under 40 consists of inspiring young men and women who represent every aspect of the forest sector, and love what they do. To acknowledge and highlight each winner’s contributions, CFI will feature one of 2019’s winners every week for the next 10 weeks. This week, we introduce our readers to our final winner: Bruno Perron, owner of logging...
Long before jumping into the forestry and construction sectors as a heavy equipment operator, he was up close and personal with some of the equipment in the forestry sector. “My father was a truck driver for 48 years,” Langevin says during an interview in the Ottawa Valley, a couple hours away from his base of operations in the Maniwaki, Que. area. His father hauli...
Farmers Weekly understands the company lost an appeal to have KWS Breanna added to the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO) sugar beet Recommended List for 2020 at a confidential hearing of the Recommended List (RL) appeals committee on Tuesday (21 January). The BBRO is a joint venture between British Sugar and NFU Sugar. The RL crop committee is made up of growe...
Alltech, a leading animal nutrition company, is lending its support to the country's agriculture industry, launching a global fundraising effort for farmers and pledging to match donations dollar-for-dollar. The Australia Farming Relief Fund will provide goods and services directly to producers and will be coordinated on the ground by Alltech family companies Alltech ...
Michael May will step into the role of Iveco managing director over the coming months. Mr May joins Iveco after a 20-year career with Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific where he most recently held the role of director for the Mercedes truck and bus lines. Mr Healy said Mr May was joining Iveco at an exciting time with the recent introduction of the Heavy Duty Str...
The planned trebling of production will increase supply of high-quality lactoferrin for infant formula and also provide premium powdered lactoferrin for use in nutraceuticals such as dietary supplements and medicines. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, the company announced its share purchase plan to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on January 9, which will allow ...
E-FARM.COM markets used agricultural machinery on its online platform and maps the entire process chain transparently and efficiently. This ranges from customer consultation and purchase to transport and delivery. Customers and retailers will benefit from its simple processing. This commitment will enable CLAAS to offer retailers the opportunity to open up new markets...
WideLining is the worlds’ first tramlining system to spread liquid manure in a standing silage maize crop. Rather than having to shut off row units, WideLining automatically changes the row spacing on the planter, which keeps all row units planting at full capacity. “We are very proud and glad to be awarded with a silver medal at the Agritechnica Innovation Award 2019...
For spreading solid muck, on display will be the unique XCEL 1250 rear discharge spreader which uses a combination of rotary chains with flails to achieve a good break-up of material, which is then spread by a pair of spinning discs. Also on display will be a 10 cubic yard Hi-Spec SS1000 side spreader which, as with all side discharge spreaders is built using heavy duty ...
The first of the awards received by Amazonen-Werke goes to EasyMix, one of the components of the new Amazone mySpreader App. EasyMix is used for simplifying the evaluation and adjustment for when spreading blended fertilisers. Different fertilisers are often mixed together to save on the number of applications and so reduce operating costs. However, accurate applic...
Seen for the first time and aimed at the European market is a FRANC-3sp subsoiler. This is a new implement which performs a chisel soil tilling at big depth (up to 45 cm) and leaves up to 60 of plant residues on the field surface solving the problem of soil erosion and ensuring long-term fertility. Moreover, there is an addition feature allowing the application of gr...
Both incorporate Claydon’s contour following TerraBlade tines which can be infinitely adjusted to suit any row width, enabling the new models to be used in any band sowing system, while the pressure on the blades can be adjusted to suit variations in soil types and conditions. Simple, reliable and economically priced, the Claydon TerraBlade effectively eliminates weed...
However, the starch is used to hold pellets together has no real nutritional value for shrimp. Therefore, a process that allows for starches to be replaced by protein can further support the goal of an optimised feed conversion ratio. However, there are quite a few additional factors to consider when determining the best process solution for your shrimp feed manufactu...
Two versions of the Minigrazer are available; a 5cu m capacity machine with a 2.1m-wide drum mower and a 4.5cu m version with a 1.85m mower. Both run on 500mm flotation tyres for extra wet ground buoyancy. The larger model can hold 1t of grass and has a sloping floor and unique door design that apparently provides easy unloading. It can also be adapted for use as a t...
The research organization, along with Transport Canada, Alabama’s Auburn University and Resolute Forest Products, began testing truck platooning on forestry roads last November, when it successfully trialled the technology in the forests of Quebec. The long-term objective in testing truck platooning technology is to find a solution to the industry’s driver shortage,...
Media and company executives from CNH Industrial N.V. are in New York this week for a Capital Markets Day event. Ahead of the event, the company has announce a new plan called “Transform 2 Win” with the operative portion being the number 2. The new plan calls for the company to divide its operations into two business lines – an off-highway business and an on-highway busi...
Serafin claims its 4th generation SB2019 row unit is its best yet, which has been developed following rounds of consultations with farmers and engineers, several years of field testing, and a trip to Brazil to incorporate the changes at the factory level. Manufactured in Brazil by Baldan to Serafin specifications, the new Serafin Baldan (SB) 2019 unit was released in ...
CASE Construction Equipment has its eyes firmly set on a sustainable future with the recent unveiling of Project TETRA- its new Natural Gas methane-powered wheel loader concept. Making its public debut at Bauma 2019 in Munich, Germany, the prototype unit is CASE’s first Natural Gas powered construction machine. It features a 6-cylinder Natural Gas engine from FPT I...
“A dairy farm can generate a lot of numbers for the owner, manager, employees or consultant to use,” says Lane Ely, a dairy nutritionist with the University of Georgia. “These numbers are only useful in decision making if they are used.” On one dairy Ely was called to, the cows were averaging more then 100 lb of milk/cow/day. But looking at individual milk weights, ...
Blu-Jet products include toolbars and tillage equipment. The two companies released statements saying they intend to provide uninterrupted service and encourage customers to work through the transition period with their Blu-Jet dealers. “Blu-Jet products will expand our current offerings in fertilizer application and tillage products and bring a wider variety of quali...
The announcement – that its ‘green machine’ was bestowed Carbon Trust certification – was made at the company’s open day. The open day took place today (Tuesday, June 18) at its manufacturing base in Borris, Co. Carlow. According to a statement from Keenan, the Carbon Trust identified the machine as a “more sustainable diet feeder, proven to reduce emissions on-farm”....
The machines are equipped with a brand-new engine installation conforming to the latest emission legislation. The new, future-proof control system, MaxiXT, will also be launched. Alongside these, the company will present a number of quality improvements and new functions to simplify day-to-day tasks for machine operators and to increase profitability. These include the n...
It’s believed that SIMA’s organisers essentially want to run the event at times that alternate with the massive German-based Agritechnica show. The next Agritechnica show will take place during November of this year (2019). The next (newly moved) SIMA show would then take place in November of next year (2020); followed by Agritechnica in November 2021. However, the...
As well as being the thousandth vegetable washer to be sold since Haith invented the modern barrel washer in 1961, Branston’s machine is the eighth Haith Supa-Wash to be sold since it was introduced in March 2018. The latest Supa-Wash is a significant step forward says Nigel Haith, managing director of Haith Group. “Our new washer is the result of months of developmen...
It will be a first-time outing for the JCB TM420, the new highest capacity machine in JCB’s telescopic wheeled loader range, and the first opportunity for many farmers and contractors in Scotland to take a close look at the third-generation Loadall telescopic handlers with their all-new Command Plus cab. The machines will be exhibited by leading JCB dealers Scot JCB (...
Winner of the silver award in the Livestock Innovation category at LAMMA 2019, this system uses wrap instead of net binding, thereby improving bale conservation quality whilst simultaneously reducing the burden of recycling. Unlike other film binding systems which use wide mantle rolls to perform the bale binding function, the KUHN system uses two standard 750mm stret...
The first is N-Flex Technology. This patent pending, heat-treated nylon sits beneath the rubber to help the tyre return to its original shape following impacts and heavy use. Tractor tyres reach high temperatures during road use. When parked overnight the tyres cool to the shape of the parked position creating so called ‘flat spots’. When the tractor is used again the op...
The A’Design Award is one of the biggest international design competition globally with 98 categories such as vehicle design, architecture, graphics and visual communication, digital and electronic devices design or website and web design. All the products were assessed individually by an international panel of renowned press members, designers, scholars and experienced ...
Their exhibit included a range of Case IH equipment and state-of-the-art technologies. In addition to the new Case IH SoilXplorer sensor/mapper and latest Early Riser® 2000 high-precision planter, it also featured 140 and 240 Series Axial Flow® combines, a full range of tractors from the JXT to the flagship Quadtrac 600, together with Patriot 250 and 3230 sprayers. Or...
The JV will leverage German technology from GRIMME and manufacturing capabilities of Shaktiman to design and develop full-line solutions for potato and other root crops. The JV will enable both partners to optimize their current and future capabilities in the sub-75 HP category. Christoph Grimme, Member of the Executive Board, GRIMME, said, ‘‘We look forward to this p...
The system has been developed by PX Farms managing director James Peck, who already runs a 12m controlled-traffic system to improve yields and work efficiencies across 3,440ha of sugar beet and combinable crop land. For his potato ground, he decided to run cultivations and planting across 6m widths, with spraying at 36m and harvesting at 3m. At the heart of his set...
