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Hanson Acres: This year, it’s going to be different

The calendar makes the rules, even when that load of durum is late

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Reading Time: 5 minutes It was cold enough that the machinery had to work extra hard and a thin layer of frost had formed on Jeff’s eyelashes. He hated working after dark. “Could be worse,” he thought. “I could be Phil, hauling grain here to be cleaned on a Sunday night.” Once Phil drove off and Jeff had the […] Read more
The new Pro-Drive Standard tractors add lower-spec “economy” models to the existing X7 line.
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More new tractors from McCormick

The Italian brand adds both low- and high-spec utility models

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Reading Time: 4 minutes For several years now, ag machinery has been all about technology. But the more advanced our tractor design becomes, the more push-back we see from a segment of the market demanding machines without all the newest features and technology. After all, tractors have been doing farm chores since the early part of the last century […] Read more
PHOTOS: JCB redesigns the 8000 Series Fastrac tractor
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PHOTOS: JCB redesigns the 8000 Series Fastrac tractor

Guide Machinery: The evolution of the Fastrac

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Reading Time: 3 minutes All eyes were on a stage in JCB’s Rocester, England world headquarters building in October as a few dozen ag journalists from several different countries gathered for the reveal of the company’s all new 8000 Series Fastrac tractor. As is usually the case with events like this, no matter what the brand, the unveiling was […] Read more
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Hanson Acres: When it’s -39 C, and no one else is home

Frostbite isn’t the only danger Jeff faces. It may not even be the worst

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Reading Time: 5 minutes By the time Elaine got to the third item on her list, Jeff was wishing he hadn’t answered when she phoned. Or, at least, he shouldn’t have admitted he was bored. “You’re right,” she’d agreed. “It’s way too cold to work outside. But there’re a few things you could do in the house.” Elaine had […] Read more
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Hanson Acres: Signed up for a full January

It’s supposed to be a vacation, isn’t it?

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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
NH’s Jarrod Angstadt explains the features of the Guardian front boom sprayer to media members during the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Iowa in August. The Guardian was originally designed and built by speciality manufacturer Miller-St. Nazianz. In 2014 that company was purchased by CNH.
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NH gets a tillage implement line

The blue brand follows the recent industry trend of growing through acquisitions

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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
John Deere plans to introduce a carbon fibre sprayer boom to the North American market within the next couple of years.
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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

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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
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Hanson Acres: Setting the stage for a rural Christmas

Some traditions can’t be broken, no matter how hard you try

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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
The newest and largest round baler to join the Kubota product line is the BV4580, which can make 5' x 6' bales.
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New baler expands Kubota lineup

The orange brand takes another step toward full-line status

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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
Operating on their own, these autonomous tractors will help eliminate the on-farm labour crunch.
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The ag-robots are here

Get set for the biggest change since the invention of the tractor

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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

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