Real Agriculture

JANUARY 6, 2025

John Deere is rolling out what it calls its second-generation autonomous options, announced at CES 2025 this week in Las Vegas. To be offered across agriculture, construction, and commercial landscaping, Deere says its autonomous technology will integrate advanced computer vision, AI, and cameras to help machines navigate work environments.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 2, 2024

Looking for an intuitive and user-friendly tractor that makes loader work less taxing on the operator? Kubota says its M7-4 Series tractors, with an LM2606 front loader and a new loader joystick, fits the bill. Read More Looking for an intuitive and user-friendly tractor that makes loader work less taxing on the operator?

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Farmers Weekly Tractor-mad nine-year-old Buddy Antcliff has been bitten by the vintage tractor bug, having just completed a full restoration of a 1947 David Brown Cropmaster. His granddad […] The post Tractor-mad nine-year-old restores vintage tractor appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Kubota plans to bring its new LX20 Series tractors, featuring 35- and 40-hp engines, to Canadian dealer lots in December. The company showed off the compact tractors at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., The company showed off the compact tractors at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., last month.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With the launch of its T4 Electric Power tractor, New Holland says the industry’s first all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features can “completely match the outputs of power from its diesel equivalent tractor.” ” The T4 Electric Power tractor was unveiled last month at the Farm.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 6, 2024

Before the invention of autonomous tractors all the intelligence needed to operate the machine and implements sat squarely in the tractor seat — the farmer controlled all aspects of the operation. In the case of tillage, for example, the farmer monitored the speed of the tractor and when the cultivator clogged they were there to.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 27, 2024

It wasn’t the biggest new tractor roll-out at Agritechnica, but the Valtra S Series certainly attracted its fair share of attention thanks to a unique combination of size and technology. The Valtra S Series is a sixth generation tractor from the Finnish manufacturer, which operates plants in Finland and Brazil. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JULY 29, 2024

Kubota’s new M8 Series tractors are the most powerful machines the manufacturer has ever produced, giving farmers the choice of 180 or 200 horsepower. Read More Kubota’s new M8 Series tractors are the most powerful machines the manufacturer has ever produced, giving farmers the choice of 180 or 200 horsepower.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Farm machinery sales continued to struggle in January as tariff threats and uncertainty surrounding farm support programs brought more bad news for sales of tractors and combines. sales of ag tractors dropped 15.8 sales of ag tractors dropped 15.8 sales of ag tractors dropped 15.8 per cent, while sales Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2025

Autonomous farming technology has been a buzzword in agriculture for years, but is it finally ready to revolutionize the industry? Nic Dubuc an avid machinery trend follower and farmer from Quebec, shares his insights on John Deeres latest announcements at CES 2025 and the broader implications for autonomy in farming.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Kioti Tractor is boosting its commitment to the Canadian market with the opening of a new warehouse at Milton, Ont. The facility will increase Kioti’s operational capacity, allowing the tractor maker to deliver enhanced support and service to dealers and customers across Canada, says a company release. “We

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 9, 2024

New Holland is taking alternative fuel technology further up the power scale with the debut of its new T7.270 Methane Power CNG (compressed natural gas) tractor. Agritechnica visitors had the first opportunity to view the tractor at the innovation showcase in Hanover, Germany. The new tractor actually features the NEF 6.7-litre

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Real Agriculture

MAY 7, 2024

New Holland is touting a leap forward in performance, comfort and peace of mind for operators when its 2025 T9 SmartTrax tractors debut next year. Read More New Holland is touting a leap forward in performance, comfort and peace of mind for operators when its 2025 T9 SmartTrax tractors debut next year. Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 20, 2024

Massey Ferguson plans to deliver the most powerful tractor it has ever produced for fall 2024. The tractor drew plenty of eyeballs at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany. Beyond the power boost, the manufacturer also says it’s the most straightforward tractor. Read More

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Just as farms tend to stay in families for generations, so too does the farm tractor brand. Tractors, especially some of the early models, are connected to legacy, to the memories of grandparents and great-grandparents, and to the history. Some farms are fiercely loyal to green, red, or their chosen colour and for good reason.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

North America is a growing strategic market for the SDF Group, manufacturers of Deutz-Fahr tractors. can expect to see a bigger footprint for the brand in 2024 with arrival of the new Deutz-Fahr Agrofarm 5 Series tractor, says SDF international regional director Umberto Miceli. Farmers in Canada and the U.S. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 1, 2023

John Deere continues its push to bring fully autonomous tractors and tillage to farmers around the globe. At Agritechnica 23, the farm machinery maker’s 8RX 410 tractor with an autonomy kit attracted plenty of attention from farmers visiting the agriculture innovation showcase held in Hanover, Germany.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Farmers Weekly The NFU council last night agreed to launch two wide-ranging reviews into Red Tractor, following weeks of angry reaction from members to the scheme’s controversial green module, the Greener Farming Commitment (GFC).

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 24, 2024

Farmers can look for more horsepower, more efficiency, and simplified precision technology from 2025 model year Magnum tractors. Case IH rolled out the new tractors for public viewing at the Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas. Case IH rolled out the new tractors for public viewing at the Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 25, 2024

CLAAS is the latest equipment manufacturer to share its plans to market autonomous tractors. At Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, CLAAS showcased an Xerion autonomy-enabled prototype tractor and a two-step process to automation.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Farmers Weekly Farm assurance body Red Tractor has put its controversial plans for a new Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) on hold, pending an NFU-commissioned review of the organisation’s governance.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s taken 100 years but the Farmall tractor brand now boasts an electric model. In this report from Agritechnica 23, CNH product specialist Florian Gessner shares some of the features of the new tractor after. Read More It’s taken 100 years but the Farmall tractor brand now boasts an electric model. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 13, 2025

The numbers are in on the final tally of combine and tractor sales in Canada and the U.S. There are some differences between Read More The numbers are in on the final tally of combine and tractor sales in Canada and the U.S. for 2024, and sale volumes in both countries finished the year down double digits.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly A tractor driver who killed a woman cyclist and seriously injured her teenage son was using his mobile phone in the moments before the crash, a court was told. Jonathan Sumner, of Davenport Lane, Arclid, Cheshire, was jailed for eight years and six months at Chester Crown Court on Friday 10 November.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 12, 2024

Sales of new 4-wheel drive tractors in Canada are up 10.8 It’s the lone category that has seen year-to-date growth in both the Canadian and American markets, as sales of 2-wheel drive tractors of all sizes. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Farmers Weekly Fendt has raised the bar on how much power can be squeezed out of a four-cylinder tractor engine by cranking its new 600 Vario up to more than 200hp. The move comes after the German brand beefed up its popular 700 series tractors, creating a yawning gulf between it and the smaller 500s.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Good old Red Tractor (RT) sells us short to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). To have our union and our […] The post Farmer Focus: Does Red Tractor shambles reveal personal agendas?

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 28, 2023

North American farmers will get their first look at New Holland’s new all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features when they visit the Farm Progress show this week held at Decatur, Illinois. The company. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

AGCO is looking to strike a balance between power and versatility as it brings its Fendt 600 Vario tractors to North America. Farmers on this continent got their first glance at the new tractor last week at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Four models are available — the 614, 616, 618 and 620. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Farmers Weekly Plenty of pre-show hype preceded the launch of the six 9S tractors that now head Massey Ferguson’s tractor range. The 8700 S replacements share their engine, transmission and pretty much everything else with Valtra’s S-series unveiled in late September.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Farmers Weekly Choosing whether to splash out on swish new tractors or save cash by running higher-hour machines has long been a quandary for agricultural contractors. Lower risk of breakdowns, access to the latest tech and the reassurance of a warranty are all ticks for the buy-it-new fraternity.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The company that employs around 800 people building Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment announced in July that it had hired Toronto-based Origin Merchant Partners to find an investor who is committed to “preserving the legacy of the iconic.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 4, 2023

Farmers Weekly A tractor driver is in intensive care in hospital following a road traffic accident in Suffolk. The driver, a man aged in his 30s, was driving a New Holland T7.230 tractor that was involved in a collision with an articulated lorry at the A140/A1120 junction at Little Stonham on Thursday (3 August).

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Case IH’s Farmall compact A series tractors have earned a reputation as simple, reliable, back-to-basics machines. Read More Case IH’s Farmall compact A series tractors have earned a reputation as simple, reliable, back-to-basics machines. At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly Stoll reckons it has overcome the one shortcoming of tractor-mounted loaders – a lack of reach. In theory, this should allow […] The post Agritechnica 2023: Stoll develops telescopic boom for tractor loaders appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly British e-weeding firm RootWave has launched its first tractor-powered machine for orchards and vineyards, with several machines already reserved by growers across the UK.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

No need to worry about creating a fancy cab with neatly laid-out controls, air conditioning, lots […] The post Driverless tractors: Which manufacturer is leading the race? Choose a powertrain suited to the vehicle’s intended applications, decide between tracks and wheels, and build a chassis to accommodate it all.

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