Scott Garvey
Senior Editor at Farmtario
Senior editor for machinery and equipment at Glacier FarmMedia, including Grainews. Tweets are my own.
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2 days ago |
farmtario.com | Scott Garvey
Cellular service in some rural areas is still sketchy at best. That can pose difficulties for telematics-equipped farm equipment, and as agricultural equipment continues to come ever closer to full autonomy, a potential gap in real-time communications becomes a pretty major obstacle. At the beginning of the year, John Deere announced the introduction of its satellite-based connectivity offering called JDLink Boost.
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4 days ago |
farmtario.com | Scott Garvey
Look for an updated machinery line of equipment from CNH’s two brands, New Holland and Case IH, to debut soon for the 2026 model year. That information was revealed during CNH’s first-quarter earning call in early May. “We’re preparing for a great, fresh 2026 lineup to come very soon,” CNH’s CEO Gerrit Marx said. But those refreshed models will come with higher price tags. And as of May 1, the company also increased prices on current model year machines not already sold.
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1 week ago |
grainews.ca | Scott Garvey
Ag equipment manufacturers had hoped to see sales volumes start to recover this year from the current slump, but those high expectations have been lowered by the negative yo-yo impact of U.S. tariff rates — and those tariffs will end up costing farmers in North America more for new machinery and parts, even here in Canada. Among the many changing justifications for those tariffs proffered by U.S. officials was the desire to re-shore manufacturing across all industries back to that country.
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1 week ago |
farmtario.com | Scott Garvey
John Deere revealed its newest series of forage harvesters to the public earlier this month. The updated F8 and F9 models bring increased horsepower options, expanded automation features and technology offerings compared to previous models, according to the brand.
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1 week ago |
grainews.ca | Scott Garvey
When seeding fields beside the Trans-Canada Highway, the Nexat engineering team says traffic has often stopped as passersby try to figure out just what they’re looking at. Fair enough, because the Nexat is like no other conventional field machine. It’s an implement carrier designed to handle every field operation from seeding to harvesting and work in a controlled traffic plan to minimize soil compaction. Grainews spent a day in the field near Elie, Man., with the first Nexat to come to Canada.
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