Daily Network News

More News →

Machinery

Biomass pellets burn in a boiler furnace chamber. Nova Scotia’s COMFIT program offered 17.5 cents/kWh for electricity generated from local-level biomass plants. (Matt Myers photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Machinery, Weather

N.S. halts local-level biomass, wind power plan

By
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nova Scotia is ending its feed-in tariff program that pays local-level groups to generate power from biomass, wind and other renewable sources. Energy Minister Michel Samson said Thursday a provincial review of the community feed-in tariff (COMFIT) program shows it’s “at a point where the program could begin to have a negative impact on power […] Read more
MK Martin Another new arrival to Machinery Guide, MK Martin is showcasing a number of its gravity boxes and grain carts. A Canadian manufacturer, MK Martin offers four models of its Gravity Box, ranging from 270- to 745-bushel capacities. Whether it’s combined with a Horst wagon or as box-only model to run on your own wagon, you get flexibility and durability for any conditions. With the 5000 and 6500 models, there’s an optional divider that splits the Gravity Box and allows for two separate commodities to be carried at the same time. Each side also comes with its own door for unloading and metering. With Grain Carts, there are two models available — the MK 650 and MK 850 with 650- and 850-bushel capacities respectively and a front folding auger that increases operator visibility while providing greater reach. The chute on the auger is also equipped with a hydraulic hood for more precise placement of the grain.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

PHOTOS: New grain carts, wagons designed to suit your needs

Machinery Guide: Bach-Run, Brandt and MK Martin roll out new models

By
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harvest is where it all finally comes together. With this instalment of Machinery Guide, we bring you some of the latest upgrades and innovations in grain carts and wagons. Large or small, how you get your harvest from the combine to the semi is emerging as one of the key drivers of harvest efficiency, which […] Read more
Morris’ new 1,000-bushel air cart and new prototype tender are designed to work together, cutting refill times in the field down to only five to seven minutes.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

Morris’s new concept air cart tender

This prototype tender is designed to dramatically cut spring air cart refill times

By
Reading Time: 5 minutes At Morris’ display on the grounds of Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina, the company’s chief operating officer, Don Henry, points out the two new air carts the brand is introducing for 2016, a tow-between version of its 800-bushel model and its biggest model yet, a 1,000-bushel, tow-behind cart. But while Henry says the company […] Read more
Somerset-area organic farmer Jeremiah Evans is impressed with the weed control he’s getting with his new U.K.-made in-row cultivator, the Garford Robocrop.
Crops, Machinery

Organic weed control, precision weed tillage via the ‘Robocrop’

Frustrated with lack of weed control, one organic farmer from Manitoba is impressed by a U.K.-made in-row cultivator

By
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jeremiah Evans has a new high-tech hand helping him control weeds on his organic farm. Last fall the Somerset-area farmer took delivery of a custom-built U.K.-manufactured Garford Robocrop in-row cultivator, which uses special software to identify and target weeds, leaving the crop behind. After seeing what it could do to his wild oats, thistle and […] Read more
New farm equipment sales a far cry from 2014
Machinery

New farm equipment sales a far cry from 2014

Two areas showing promise are loader tractors and livestock equipment

By
Reading Time: 2 minutes After the first two months of 2015, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ monthly reports showed sales of ag equipment in Canada had fallen off dramatically from 2014 levels. Four-wheel drive tractor sales were down an astonishing 55 per cent. And new combine sales slipped 60.6 per cent. However, by the end of April the numbers had shown some […] Read more
Both the T6 and TS6 cabs offer improved visibility with more glass area square footage to make loader work easier.
Machinery

New Holland T6 and TS6 tractors take the stage

Models updated to 90 to 125 PTO horsepower range, a variety of transmissions are available

By
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ever since ownership of the Case IH and New Holland brands was consolidated under Fiat’s CNH Industrial division, new product releases from the red and blue brands have become increasingly co-ordinated. At the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, in February, Case IH launched its updated Maxxum and Farmall 100A Series tractors. Just a […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Diesel prices seen softening soon

By
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Canadian diesel prices should go down between now and the end of the summer, according to a fuel expert. Since early May, the price of diesel across the Prairies has largely been in and around the 94-98 cents per litre range. Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service reported prices on […] Read more
tractor interior
Machinery, Machinery Guide

PHOTOS: Compact, utility tractors are tough and ‘big at heart’

Machinery Guide: Kubota M6, Kioti PX, John Deere 6R, McCormick X6, New Holland T6 and Case IH Farmall 100A Series' tractors

By
Reading Time: < 1 minute Size always matters when it comes to tractors. But that doesn’t always mean bigger is better. In fact, smallest is often best, especially with the incredible technology, nimbleness and gutsy flexibility of today’s small tractors. Six different series of compact and utility tractors are included in this month’s MachineryGuide, with the manufacturers offering the same […] Read more

Latest Market News

More Market News →
View more on AgDealer