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John Deere StarFire 6000 receiver
Machinery, Machinery Guide

John Deere offers new guidance receiver

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Reading Time: 2 minutes John Deere has again updated its satellite guidance product line with the introduction of the StarFire 6000 receiver and new SF3 signal correction. In a June press announcement, the company claims these new product offerings will give customers “greater precision capabilities, accuracy and uptime.” “The StarFire 6000 Receiver offers a full range of differential correction […] Read more
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Hanson Acres

Hanson Acres: “I should’ve got the dog to do this”

Some days on the Hanson farm, there’s a smell in the air that just isn’t right

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Elaine didn’t know her iPhone was almost dead until she pulled it out to check the time. It was nearly four. She stopped the tractor while she rummaged through her pockets and the backpack she’d brought out to the tractor with her. No luck. She’d forgotten her charger. She took a look under the buddy […] Read more
John Deere’s own line of sprayers will soon be enhanced with models from speciality sprayer manufacturer Hagie.
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John Deere goes shopping

The big green brand is purchasing specialty manufacturers while “balancing” its workforce

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Reading Time: 3 minutes In late March, John Deere announced it had taken ownership of yet another speciality equipment manufacturer. It’s becoming a familiar story for the U.S.-based manufacturer. This latest acquisition of Hagie Manufacturing, a U.S. specialty manufacturer of high-clearance sprayers, is one of a couple of purchases that Deere has recently announced. Deere describes the Hagie purchase […] Read more
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Hanson Acres

Hanson Acres: Just one more coupon

Why is that new hired man always so late? And what’s with those excuses?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes When Mark was 20 minutes late for work on Tuesday morning, none of the Hansons who were out in the shop said anything, although Dale did make a point of taking a good look at his watch and Dale’s father, Ed, would definitely have said something if he’d been there. On Wednesday, Mark was 25 […] Read more
A 4709 on display at AGCO’s exhibit during Agritechnica in November. The “Tractor of the Year” award decal is visible on the 5713SL behind it.
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Farm tractors with global design in mind

AGCO’s new MF utility tractors are designed for worldwide appeal

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in early 1970, International Harvester released two tractors that made up what it called its Worldwide Series. The idea was to use shared platforms to build tractors that could appeal to farmers in every market where the brand had a presence. They would meet a global need — or that was the hope. Standardized […] Read more
A 62-bushel, front-mounted fertilizer hopper is available as an option for the Tempo V Series planters.
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Vaderstad planter sets a new Tempo

Vaderstad introduces new models of its Tempo high-speed planters

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Sweden’s Vaderstad is adding to its Tempo line of high-speed planters with two new versions that are destined for dealer lots in Canada. Mounted via a three-point-hitch, the new Tempo V planter is available in seven different models with working widths from 4.2 to 6.6 metres. The largest version is available as a 12-row, or […] Read more
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Hanson Acres

Hanson Acres: Their visitor from the east

The moment the plane lands, the questions get started

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Dale was on edge as soon as he saw the number displayed on the phone. He considered just letting it ring, but his wife Donna was watching so he took the call. He shuddered as he hung up. “She’s coming,” Dale said. Ever since she’d heard about their father’s stroke, Dale’s sister Margaret had been […] Read more
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Hanson Acres

Hanson Acres: Winter gets hard, and spring harder

The Hansons hear the bad news even before they get home. It’s time to get back to work

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Reading Time: 4 minutes It was a great vacation, but it was definitely over. Jeff Hanson, his wife Elaine and their two small kids had spent 10 days at a sunny resort with perfect weather and soft sand beaches. Connor and Jenny spent every day paddling around in the ocean and the pool, building sandcastles and making friends with […] Read more
The 2000 Series Case IH Early Riser planter will be available in time for the 2017 seeding season.
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Case IH planter goes high speed

Introducing an all-new, higher-speed version of the Early Riser planter

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Reading Time: 3 minutes For the last generation of planter designers, the goal has been clear. It’s been to achieve ever-higher ground speeds while still seeding the crop with perfect uniformity of depth and spacing. The dream is understandable. A machine that goes faster will cover more acres in a day, which in turn has got to be a […] Read more
At the 2013 Agritechnica, Fendt introduced the X Concept tractor, which is capable of delivering 700-volt DC power to implements. But it is not yet market ready.
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ElectricPOWER your farm implements?

These 700-volt systems may be the kickstart the industry needs

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Reading Time: 3 minutes For a group of young boys standing around the Fendt display at the Agritechnica machinery expo in Hanover, Germany, earlier this winter, the prototype model Former 12555X electric hay rake on show was a little like a video game. By sliding a finger across a screen, they could use the touch pad computer on the […] Read more

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