JD grain cart

New high-capacity air carts from John Deere

John Deere’s C1100T air cart has four tanks capable of toting around 1,100 bushels; it brings the company’s air cart lineup to 12 models

John Deere’s C1100T air cart has four tanks capable of toting around 1,100 bushels of product; it brings the farm equipment manufacturer’s air cart lineup to 12 models




John Deere See and Spray

Deere expands spot spray system for small grains crops

Second-generation See and Spray rolls out small grains functionality, additional sprayer upgrades for 2027

John Deere says it has expanded the See and Spray system’s functionality to other crops. For the 2027 model year machines, it will be compatible with wheat, barley and canola.


Michael Beck sets a bean plant on the turntable of the photogrammetry rig in his lab at the University of Winnipeg on Feb. 3, 2026. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

3D imaging takes guesswork out of wheat research

Winnipeg’s TerraByte Labs photogrammetry tool opens door to lower-cost, precise plant characteristic insights for faster crop breeding

A Winnipeg-based lab is refining a tool that can create 3D renderings of wheat plants and give precise structural measurements for faster crop breeding.



An example of a predictive map overlay showing expected weed patches based on multi-year field history. Photo: Geco

Predictive weed mapping, coming to a farm field near you

Geco–Gowan deal taps AI tools, multi-year imagery, to forecast weed-patch-prone field zones so farms can preemptively adjust treatments

Geco–Gowan deal taps AI tools, imagery, to forecast weed-patch-prone field zones, so Prairie farms can preemptively target herbicides



New Holland has created a diesel-electric autonomous tractor that has been tested in orchards and vineyards. Photo: John Greig

Autonomous machinery still struggles in the field

Manitoba research highlights how a field’s shifting terrain complicates autonomous equipment operation

Changing field terrain is a challenge for autonomous equipment. The University of Manitoba is looking at these farm-specific obstacles to adopting autonomy.