Videos

Scott Garvey, Grainews machinery editor, visits the Seed Hawk factory to participate in a customer training event and finds out why the company offers this after-sale support for buyers.

Visitors to the Regina farm show this year had their first look at three new combines. Representatives from Versatile and AGCO talk about the features of the new models on display.

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 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.

Reid Hamre, Fend’s North American brand manager, talks about the line of tractors Fendt currently offers in the Canadian marketplace. He also talks about the 500 Series models which the company expects to introduce here in the future, although the company hasn’t yet announced when they will become available.