Reading Time: 5 minutes “I think you need more sunscreen,” Dale told his wife, as he stood up and moved his lawn chair aside. “I’m fine,” Donna said, barely looking up from her sudoko puzzle. “No, this desert sun can really bake a person,” Dale insisted. “And that glare off the side of the trailer’s probably making it worse. […] Read more
Hanson Acres: Signed up for a full January
It’s supposed to be a vacation, isn’t it?
NH gets a tillage implement line
The blue brand follows the recent industry trend of growing through acquisitions
Reading Time: 3 minutes The race for major manufacturers to broaden their product lineup by buying short-line brands is picking up even more steam. Mid-autumn, CNH Industrial announced that it was about to bring the Danish Kongskilde implement brand, owned by DLG Group, into its fold under the New Holland brand. “The acquisition of the tillage and hay and […] Read more
The machines, they are a changin’
Farm machinery is undergoing a historic period of evolution, with rapid changes that will soon show up in your sheds
Reading Time: 6 minutes Earlier this fall, it was announced that Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature. I have to admit, I didn’t see that coming. Not to take anything away from his talent, it’s just that I wouldn’t have expected to hear he had won that kind of award, any more than I would have expected […] Read more
Hanson Acres: Setting the stage for a rural Christmas
Some traditions can’t be broken, no matter how hard you try
Reading Time: 4 minutes “You sure can sing,” Jeff Hanson told his six-year-old son, Connor. “You’ll be great in the Christmas concert tomorrow. But let me help you down from the workbench before you fall. It’s time to go in for dinner.” Jeff lifted Connor down to the shop floor. “Concert? Tomorrow?” Jeff’s father Dale said. “You know that, […] Read more
New baler expands Kubota lineup
The orange brand takes another step toward full-line status
Reading Time: 4 minutes Anyone attending a major farm show in Canada or the U.S. recently will almost certainly have noticed Kubota equipment on display, and probably a lot of it. The brand has clearly been targeting farmers, and it clearly intends to make much bigger inroads in the ag equipment sector in North America. Kubota executives are also […] Read more
The ag-robots are here
Get set for the biggest change since the invention of the tractor
Reading Time: 6 minutes Standing in front of a fully autonomous T8 tractor, New Holland’s vice-president, Bret Lieberman summed up what the company is telling its people in just two sentences at this year’s U.S. Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. “This industry has evolved considerably over the last 100 years,” Lieberman said. “I don’t think that any of […] Read more
Hanson Acres: Setting the holiday table
Maybe home really is where the ham is
Reading Time: 4 minutes Helen was excited about her trip to Calgary to spend Thanksgiving with her children and their families. “Four days. Long time,” her partner Ed said. “Are you sure you won’t come with me?” she asked. “Harvest.” Ed was still having difficulty talking after his stroke. When he could, he used one-word answers. “I know,” Helen […] Read more
Challenger tames the tiger
Two transmission outputs drive AGCO’s new 1000 Series
Reading Time: 4 minutes At this year’s U.S. Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, AGCO’s senior VP and general manager for the Americas Bob Crain was clearly enthusiastic about the new tractors he was there to introduce, particularly the 1000 Series very-high horsepower, rigid-frame models that were originally introduced under the Fendt brand last year. Now, they are also […] Read more
A backstage pass to an R&D shop
Join me on this tour of engineering facilities with a group of senior managers actually willing to talk about product design
Reading Time: 6 minutes When I walked through the front door at SeedMaster’s Regina manufacturing plant, Cory Beaujot, the company’s marketing and communications manager was waiting for me. I had been invited to the factory to meet senior management and hear about the new technology the brand is introducing for its 2017 model year seed drills. They had made […] Read more
Hanson Acres: When life happens all around you
That’s when you somehow end up getting in everybody’s way
Reading Time: 5 minutes Harvest was generally going well at the Hanson farm. The weather was holding up, the equipment wasn’t breaking down, the yields and quality coming off were a little better than they’d hoped, and Dale had settled into his role as a trucker. Dale was happy. Until Thursday. It wasn’t even lunchtime when things started to […] Read more
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