Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey was at AGCO’s Jackson, Minnesota, tractor and sprayer assembly plant for the grand opening of the new Intivity Centre, which was built to show visitors the history of machines built there.
Abe Hughes II, New Holland’s vice-president, sales and marketing for North America, discusses how the company is expanding its product line to appeal to not only its traditional customer base, mixed farmers, but also broad-acre grain and oilseed growers and smaller producers.
Here’s a chance to see how some vertical and minimum-tillage implements perform in the field and hear what manufacturer and dealer reps have to say about them. Also Todd Botterill, a tillage equipment dealer, offers his advice on how to select the right one for your farming needs.
Mark Cresswell, R&D and marketing leader at Bourgault, discusses the new seeding equipment the company introduced to dealers just before this year’s Western Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina.
New Zealand-based Baker No-Tillage gave farmers a chance to see its seed drill, which has been updated to meet the demands of North American farmers, perform under various field conditions during an on-farm demo in North Dakota.
Grainews editor Lisa Guenther and machinery editor Scott Garvey take a look at the features and performance of a Chevy Silverado 2500HD pickup equipped with a Duramax diesel engine and Allison automatic transmission.
Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey takes a look at the new products introduced by Morris Industries this year and talks with Don Henry, Morris’s chief operating officer.
Scott Garvey takes a ride with Sean Dorosz, New Holland’s segment leader for high-horsepower tractors, in a new 2012 tracked T9 and looks at its features.
Les Hill, a combine performance expert from the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute, discusses how farmers can get the most out their combines this season.
Grainews editors were at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina in June and took a look at Bourgault’s new L7800 air cart and new sectional control technology, which were unveiled to the public at that event.