Reading Time: < 1 minute Versatile tractors are powered by engines made by Cummins, which gets a big chunk of the credit for fuel efficiency gains, according to Adam Reid, Versatile marketing manager. Then Versatile ensures these engines work seamlessly with the electronic systems of the Versatile tractors. Cummins says that optimal fuel efficiency is continuously achieved by full-authority electronic […] Read more
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. Case IH Axial Flow Combines
Reading Time: < 1 minute Case IH Axial Flow combines range from the 88 series starting at 265 hp to the 20 series with the 9120 topping out at 483 hp. Now, the new 20 series combines include a heavier feeder chain, spring-loaded front drum and higher-capacity feeder sprockets, plus a deeper feeder floor to enhance crop movement and overall […] Read more
Putting First Things Second
Reading Time: 2 minutes I don’t always agree with farmers who give me a call. That’s OK. In fact, it’s exactly what I need and want. What irritates me though is when I don’t get to hear your thoughts in the first place. I print my contact details at the end of every column. Please use them to give […] Read more
. New Holland CR 9000 Series
Reading Time: < 1 minute If you want to talk big, you must talk New Holland. The company already builds both conventional combines (the CX8000 series) and twin rotor designs (the CR9000 Elevation series). Now, it has introduced the highest-capacity combine in the world, the new CR9090. The CR9090 has 544 hp at rated engine speed, with a maximum harvest […] Read more
. Gleaner A6 Series And R6 Series Combines
Reading Time: < 1 minute “We’re all about simplicity,” says Kevin Bien, the combine marketing specialist from Gleaner. Gleaner offers the A6 series, A66 (300 hp), A76 (350 hp) and A86 (425 hp). It also has the R6 series, R66 (300 hp) and the R76 (350 hp), which are “transverse combines” with the rotor parallel to the grain head. The […] Read more
. John Deere 70 Series STS Combines
Reading Time: < 1 minute John Deere’s 70 series represents a 15 per cent efficiency boost over the previous 60 series John Deere combines. This efficiency boost comes from several areas of combine evolution. There is an updated feeder house, which features a front drum that is integrated with a floating mid-farm assembly, providing 20 per cent more clearance area. […] Read more
Manitoba’s Kroeker family has proved that an efficient new shop doesn’t have to mean an expensive new building too
Reading Time: 11 minutes There are some things you never forget. “It was the day before we were planning to go out and start seeding,” recounts Dave Kroeker from his farm at Killarney, just north of the U. S. border in south-central Manitoba. “It was April 26, 2006.” Like any spring, Dave had been doing some last-minute work in […] Read more
Reflections – for Mar. 22, 2010
Reading Time: 2 minutes Snow crackles as I wander along a hillside overlooking the Qu’Appelle Valley in southern Saskatchewan. In the distance a rancher is spreading hay while some deer raid hay behind his back. I am at a retreat house for quiet and prayer. The Franciscan Brothers, my hosts, offer rest and simple, tasty food. For lunch we […] Read more
. Changing N Rates On The Go
Reading Time: < 1 minute in addition to their guidance products, greenSeeker used Louisville to build more excitement around its rT200 nitrogen application system. This technology allows the operator to apply the right amount of nitrogen, in the right place, at the right time — in real time. greenSeeker maintains that grid soil maps and yield maps produce data that […] Read more
. Going Back To Primary Tillage?
Reading Time: < 1 minute new at the show this year was the rolling reel Leveler Model 75 from Unverferth. This tillage implement was being positioned as a “primary tillage partner” to work in conjunction with whatever primary tillage tool farmers might choose to use. But who is still doing primary tillage? in many areas, especially in the East, the […] Read more
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