Wed June 09, 2021
Ward McConnell, Longtime Farm Equipment Veteran, Passes Away
J. Ward McConnell Jr., a longtime veteran of the farm equipment industry, passed away on May 31, 2021. Mr. McConnell was born on July 30, 1931, on the family dairy farm in Prattsburgh, N.Y. Upon leaving the Army in 1956, he returned to Prattsburgh and opened a used car lot....
Tue June 08, 2021
John Deere Brings the Farm Home With New Minecraft World
John Deere is bringing the farm to young game enthusiasts with the latest version of FarmCraft, a Minecraft experience. Created by Blockworks, in collaboration with John Deere, the Minecraft experience gives players an introduction to modern agriculture through the virtual use of machines, processes and decisions that go into farming today....
Tue May 25, 2021
Messick Farm Equipment Breaking Ground On New Facility in Mount Joy, Pa.
Messick Farm Equipment has broken ground on a new facility that will serve as its primary location in Mount Joy, Pa. After decades of growth and multiple expansion projects in Elizabethtown, the decision was made to move the Elizabethtown location to Mount Joy....
Thu May 20, 2021
VIDEO: First Monarch Tractor Reports to Work at Wente Vineyards
Monarch Tractor, the world's first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor manufacturer, announced the first deployment of its flagship tractor at Wente Vineyards, the oldest, continuously operated family winery in the United States....
Thu May 20, 2021
Preventing Overgrowth Damage on Your Property
You may notice trees and heavy brush on your property becoming unruly. Unfortunately, this overgrown vegetation can do more than just ruin your curb appeal. Additionally, if you let it pile up, it can become overwhelming to maintain....
Wed May 19, 2021
VIDEO: Driverless Ag Technology Synchronizes, Simplifies, Optimizes Your Farm
Raven Industries Inc. announced the launch of its new product brand and autonomous growth platform, OMNi. This new product brand highlights Raven's advancements in autonomous solutions for agriculture with a strategic offering of two integrated products: OMNiDRIVE and OMNiPOWER....
Wed May 19, 2021
John Deere Improves Window Quality On Its G-Series Harvesters, Forwarders
Improving the durability of its machines, John Deere now features RENCRAFT super hard coat polycarbonate windows as a standard offering on its G-Series harvesters and G-Series forwarders. Providing enhancements over the windows previously used, the upgraded windows are designed to withstand external wear....
Tue May 18, 2021
April 2021 Farm Tractor Sales Grow Over Already-Large 2020 Gains
U.S. farm tractor unit sales continue double-digit growth rate in both United States and Canada, and inventories continue to fall, after a strong month of April according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)....
Thu May 13, 2021
With Help From Michigan AgrAbility, Area Loggers Overcome Injuries
For Duane Berg, owner and founder of Berg Logging in Gladstone, Mich., business was booming in 2010 — right up until he fell off a roof. "I got injured in November 2010. Besides [being] a logger, I was a construction worker, and I was helping one of my friends do a job," Berg said....
Tue May 11, 2021
Trimble, VayaVision Alliance Moves Toward More Automation
When a company has been involved in a range of ag technology systems that have advanced guidance, control, and record-keeping — where next? For Trimble, it's a new alliance to help advance technology in machine perception....