New Machinery
New harvesters are selling without a problem, but it has proven difficult to find buyers for older ones, says Machinery Pete’s Greg Peterson.
Sub- Saharan Africa’s 5.6 percent economic growth forecast for 2013 will outpace the developed world’s, generating wealth to invest in crops.
Meanwhile, combine sales have risen nearly 36% year-to-date.
Review the machine and header carefully to cut grain loss and prepare for next year’s crop, says Claas of America product coordinator Jeff Gray.
The world’s first 30-row, 12" corn head is like harvesting fields with a fine-tooth comb.
Tractor sales rose nearly 13% year-to-date, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers reports.
Total unit sales of tractors and combines have fallen month-over-month since June 2013, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.
Dealers moved thousands of units in December, placing sales well above the five-year average for the month, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.
Meanwhile, unit sales of tractors rose about 10% compared to the year-to-date period in 2012, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.
Meanwhile, unit sales of combines rose close to 6% compared to the year-to-date period in 2012, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says.
In preview of the show, the organizers have awarded their innovation awards including these four gold medals.
The New Holland Guardian series includes four front-boom sprayer models with two chassis sizes.
Four hours spent prepping your combine before storage will save time and money next fall.
As you prep your combine for this year’s harvest, here are some things to check before you hit the fields.
Agritechnica 2015 was bigger than ever this year. See what new tractors, tools and technology were unveiled at this year’s show.
In time for 2017, officials at John Deere say the company’s T670 model walker combines will feature improvements for better productivity, threshing capacity and straw quality for baling. U.S and Canadian small grains producers will also appreciate easier and less time-consuming service and maintenance.
USFR stops by Sloan Implements in Assumption, Ill.
Pam Fretwell talks with Jeff Gray Project Coordinator with Claas about some of the newest automatic features on the LEXION combines. Check out some of the newest features on these combines to make your life easier this harvest.
Staying diligent means staying safe—and protecting your hard work from fire
Are you having issues with worn out transition cones and only getting 500 hours out of them? Then you’ll want to watch a video from Pam Fretwell with Ross Joost on a new product that will save you money!
Rise of ‘hobby farms’ means more untrained growers get maimed, killed
Optimizing the performance of draper-style small grain platforms
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Unless you abstain from social media, you’ve likely seen the viral photos of what one father did to make sure rain didn’t ruin his daughter’s big day.
Here’s the all-new Lexion 8000-7000 series combine.
U.S. farmers’ incomes are set to plunge to a 12-year low, but that’s not enough to stop some from investing in new tractors and combines.
U.S. Farm Report is on the road with Machinery Pete in western Wisconsin at Frontier Ag and Turf.
As you manage through the capital-intensive decisions for machinery, there are three major areas of consideration which include an accounting perspective, replacement scheduling and market value conditions.
Four new models of self-propelled forage harvesters provide 10% improvements in horsepower and kernel processing compared to the previous John Deere series.