U.S. sales of 4WD tractors and combines were down in February 2024 compared to year-ago sales, but sales of 100-plus horsepower ag tractors increased slightly.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
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Fendt is ready to open its new brand home in Jackson, Minnesota. Named the Fendt Lodge, the 16,000-square-foot facility with a North Woods motif (paneling, fireplace and lounge, coffee bar, history center, gift shop) will be the destination for customers and dealers looking to...
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Bluewhite is pitching a retrofit kit that can turn any tractor autonomous. It's trying to entrench now on the West Coast but has ambition to expand to new crops and farms in the coming years.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Sales of four-wheel-drive agriculture tractors grew slightly in January compared to same-month sales the year before. But sales of all two-wheel drive tractors and combines were down for the month.
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Linamar Corp. is broadening its agricultural footprint by buying Bourgault, a Saskatchewan company known for its seeding equipment, for $640 million CAN.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Steve Wilson of Rochester, Minnesota, won a new Farmall utility 75C tractor as part of year-long celebration of Farmall's 100th anniversary. Wilson was one of 8,446 participants in the Case IH-sponsored contest.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Tesla has officially launched Cybertruck production, and this week delivered its first dozen to new owners with 1 million others behind them having already plunked down deposits. Does it have a place on your farm or ranch?
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The percentage of rural youth wearing protective helmets when operating all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) is low. Wearing a helmet protects children from serious head injuries and possibly death. Youth should consider wearing helmets when operating other vehicles, such as...
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Trimble President and CEO Rob Painter talked to DTN/Progressive Farmer about the $2 billion deal Trimble and AGCO Corporation announced Thursday.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Combine sales were up in June compared to a year ago. June tractor sales were also up, led by sales of 100-plus-horsepower, two-wheel-drive units and four-wheel-drive tractors. June sales of below-100-horsepower tractors were mixed.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at the University of Nebraska testing its Flex-Ro autonomous planter in April field trials; Deere offering a new 1725C CCS 12-row, 30-inch stack-fold planter; and CNH hiring a new tech chief.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
With half-million-dollar price tags for many major pieces of equipment, AGCO and its Precision Planting brand search for ways to keep good equipment doing efficient and sustainable work.
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by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter
With spring, this usually brings severe storms which often leads to some type of storm clean up. Mostly likely chainsaws are needed to clear branches or entire trees after the storm has passed. Chainsaw operators need to observe proper safety to prevent serious injury.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Early tests of Bosch-BASF's Smart Spraying system with AGCO-Fendt show this sense-and-act weed spraying system reduces the use of herbicides 50%-70% in growing crop applications. Smart Spraying also measures in-field conditions such as plant populations and plant health and...
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Small communities are often protected by all-volunteer fire departments. Of the total 29,452 fire departments in the U.S., 18,873 are all volunteer and another 5,335 are mostly volunteer. The author's sister was one of those volunteers.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Among the farm equipment sales tracked by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, combines and big tractors are the better sellers these days. Small tractors under 100 hp? Not so much.
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by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Here's a two-minute look at New Holland Ag's T7 Long Wheelbase tractor with PLM Intelligence. The 6.7-liter engine delivers 280 horsepower max power for draft work and 300 horsepower at the PTO.
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