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Hanson Acres: Only in Canada, in deepest mid-winter

What was that noise at the curling rink?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes “Good luck Dad,” seven-year-old Connor said to his father as Jeff tied his curling shoes. “I’ll need it,” Jeff said, looking to his wife, Elaine, for reassurance. “It’ll be fun,” Elaine said. When his friend Shawn had called to ask Jeff to curl in the local Farmers Bonspiel, Jeff had refused. “I haven’t stepped onto […] Read more
Representatives of the McCormick brand were ecstatic when they went on stage to claim their Best Utility Tractor title during the 
Tractor of the Year awards ceremony at Agritechnica.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

And the Oscar goes to…

Brands claim top design awards at home and abroad

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Agritechnica machinery show in Germany, which takes place every two years, has its own set of Tractor of the Year awards. A group of European journalists pick what they collectively think are the best tractors in each of four different categories, including best field tractor, best utility, best speciality and best overall design. This […] Read more
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Hanson Acres: Big decision at the farm machinery show

Apparently, change comes to everyone, so you might as well be ready for it

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Reading Time: 4 minutes “See you at 4:00,” Dale nodded as he shut the back passenger door of his son Jeff’s truck and stepped out into the cold January morning. This was great, he thought, getting dropped off at the door at the Crop Production Show. He wouldn’t have to circle the parked trucks looking for a space, then […] Read more
AGCO’s Fendt brand won a Silver Innovations Award at Agritechnica for its all-electric e100 Vario, which has the capabilities of a 65-horsepower conventional tractor but shorter run time.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

Re-energizing electric drive

Today’s concept tractors may never get beyond the prototype stage, but that isn’t going to stop electrification

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Reading Time: 6 minutes It was one of those great opportunities that I savour. I was with two very senior executives from one of the full-line manufacturers, and we were having a casual and candid conversation over lunch. We were in a private dining room on the grounds of the Agritechnica machinery show in Germany. Eventually the conversation drifted […] Read more
A cutaway view of a Xaver robot shows it is built on a modular design, and in the future it could potentially be repurposed to do jobs other than seeding corn.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

‘Xaver’-ing success

AGCO’s MARS project lands a new name ahead of its market release

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Several months ago Country Guide reported on the field robot project called MARS, which is an acronym for Mobile Agricultural Robot Swarms. It began as a joint research project between the European Commission and AGCO’s Fendt brand. At the Agritechnica machinery show in Hanover, Germany, in November, AGCO revealed the project has moved beyond the […] Read more
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Hanson Acres: In a place far, far away

The brutal winter isn’t the only reason Elaine’s blood is running cold

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Reading Time: 4 minutes “If there’s a colder place on Earth, I don’t want to go there,” Jeff said, pulling his coat tighter around his neck as he and Elaine waited for the streetlight to change. “Oh, look!” Elaine said, peering around her husband. “It’s Dave and Holly!” She waved a mittened hand. The other couple made it to […] Read more
The new AmaSpot sprayers use sensors that can detect weeds and spray chemical only where needed, even at night.
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Amazone sprayers go high tech

Is this the next brand you should look at in sprayers?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s no shortage of short-line ag implement manufacturers, and in almost any of them, the corporate executives will tell you they are now playing in a crowded marketplace. But the head of Germany-based Amazone is more bullish, saying his firm has the recipe for growth, and that he’ll be able to continue finding new markets […] Read more
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Hanson Acres: A starry night at Christmas

The whole family gets together, and there’s only one word to describe it

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Reading Time: 4 minutes By late afternoon on Christmas Day the festive holiday spirit had dwindled in all but two of the Hansons. Seven-year-old Connor ran into his grandmother Donna’s kitchen, sliding the last few feet in his socks and ending with a dramatic stop. “Mom? Grandma? Aunty Margaret? Aunty Trina? Why does Santa have three gardens?” Connor’s father […] Read more
AGCO introduced the new C Series RoGator with impressive upgrades in August.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

New C Series RoGators

AGCO re-engineers its sprayer line with LiquidLogic technology

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Reading Time: 2 minutes If there’s one word that’s taking up a lot of air in the room when it comes to herbicide discussions this year, it’s “resistance.” The growing threat from herbicide-resistant weeds has become a reality in nearly all regions and threatens to get much worse. Everyone in the industry is looking for solutions, and AGCO thinks […] Read more
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Hanson Acres: All dressed up. The family’s in town

The rumour mill is swirling, and even the FCC is offering tickets

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Reading Time: 4 minutes “I just had the strangest call,” Donna said to her husband Dale as she walked from her fitness room into the kitchen, where he was drinking coffee and reading the Western Producer. Donna had her phone in one hand and was using the other to wipe sweat from her forehead with a faded towel. “Oh […] Read more

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