John Deere Combine Harvester 28/03/2008
Owners of the new range of T series John Deere combine harvesters are finding that the new machines fill the gap in the companys family of farm equipment. The T-series combine harvesters were introduced when the demand for higher output machines grew and the company saw a gap in the market. The new John Deere combine harvesters are compact and economical and mostly used to bale straw rather the large rotary harvesters that are used to cover large acreages. The T-series are effectively straw-walk... |
John Deere Combine Harvester 28/03/2008
These days farmers take it for granted and in fact it would be hard to imagine the days before a DGPS guidance system was introduced into the combine harvester family with the GreenStar AutoTrac Assisted-Steering System. John Deere noted that when it was initially introduced operators still closely watched the machines progress down the rows to insure they did not veer off course. After the first day or two, growers who had been testing the guidance system started to relax even picking up a boo... |
Case Ih Combine Harvester 14/03/2008
Case IH has increased its range of machines that use biofuels to include the B100, otherwise known as pure biodiesel to include many more pieces of farm equipments in every country Case IH announced recently. Case IH has now made it possible for farmers using medium to high horsepower tractors, windrowers and most self-propelled sprayers and cotton pickers, as well as Case combine harvesters. The use of B100 or pure biodiesel for the Case combine harvester is a huge step forward to reduce harve... |
Russian Combine Harvester Manufacturer Increases Exports 05/03/2008
The Russian corporation Gomselmash reported an increase in exports 8 times up from last year in the month of January alone. The manufacturer supplies combine harvesters and other agricultural machines. The company supplies roughly 10 machines a day to their foreign trade partners. Gomselmash said they exported machines to the amount of $98 million last year and $55 million in 2006. The company sells to the Russian Federation and Ukraine as well as supplying combine harvesters to Czech Republic,... |
Zimbabwe Farmers Not Getting Allocated Combine Harvesters 01/03/2008
The farm mechanization program established by the government of Zimbabwe in 2004 provided tractors, combine harvesters, upgrade irrigation facilities as well as purchasing fertilizers for new farmers under the land reform takeover. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was given 1.5 trillion in 2004 by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe dollars to procure these machines for the new farmers. But some farmers have complained that government officials, politicians and civil serva... |
First Combine Harvesters Designed For Brazil Sugar Cane 28/02/2008
AGCO announced their plans to introduce the first ever combine harvesters designed specifically for Brazil’s massive sugar cane industry for the 2010-2011 harvest. AGCO Corp. views this as a big turning point to boosting production on the global commodities market. Currently over 70% of Brazil’s sugar cane crop is harvested by hand, and the newly designed combine harvesters should help meet the demand for the crop which Brazil uses as a sugar-based ethanol gasoline substitute. Chairman and chi... |
2007 Big Year For Us Exported Combine Harvesters 26/02/2008
Exports of U.S. farm equipment, such as tractors and combine harvesters saw a 13% increase from the previous year, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The agricultural machinery industry reported export sales of $8.2 billion in 2007. Combine harvester manufactures such as John Deere, are currently enjoying the high grain prices around the world. AEM Vice President Charlie O’Brien said, “The increase illustrates the positive agricultural environment we are now seeing o... |
Case Ih Combine Harvesters 23/02/2008
Case IH has seen a big increase in profits in its UK market place for the financial year of 2007, it was announced last month. The strong performance in the UK and ROI in 2007 was attributed to a strong increase in sales growth in its tractor sales and Case combine harvester sales. The profits saw an increase of 22% in tractor sales while Case combine harvester retail sales more than doubled compared to 2006. The strong performance increase has also been attributed to the addition of new deale... |
New Combine Tackling Steep Slopes 12/02/2008
Combine manufacturer New Holland have launched a new combine to their CS6000 and CSX7000 range for their 2008 line-up. The new “Laterale” models are made for farming land on particularly steep gradients.
The Laterale models comes with an automatic leveling system which gives them leverage on slopes of up to 18 pc. The Smart Sieve system maintains allows for cleaning efficiency on slopes up to 30pc. The pivoting final drive allows the body of the combine to remain level, which provides i... |
Combine Harvester Part Of Roman History 12/02/2008
In one of the first records of farming agriculture, a roman called Gaius Plinius from around the time of 79 AD, described the first ever combine harvester. In his “Naturalis historica” he wrote of a reaping machine pulled by donkeys. It consisted of a box on a chassis which the donkeys pushed. The box had iron teeth on the front which broke off the ears of corn from the stalks and collected the ears in the box. Quite remarkable technology, when you think about it, especially when you consider t... |
The World’s Largest Combine Harvester 12/02/2008
If you go to the fertile rich farm lands of Russia, or the U.S. you might see one of these giants rolling across a vast plain, a cloud of dust following it. And you may find yourself looking at the world’s largest combine harvester, the Lexion 590R. This monster of a combine can harvest up to 80 bushels an hour. With its massive girth, the Lexion has amazing crop yielding capacity whether its corn, wheat, rice or barley. About 30 Wheat bushels can be harvested in a minute which adds up to 1,800... |
Russian Combine Manufacturer Gomselmash To Supply 10 Combines To Iran 07/02/2008
The Russian production corporation Gomselmash signed a contract with Iran on February 6th to supply 10 combine harvesters in the first quarter of 2008. The Polesie-600 combine models will be added to the batch of four others that were sent over to Iran for testing. The long-term dealer contract signed includes the further 10 to be sent out there and will lead the way for further implementation for other joint actions to be scheduled for this year.
Igor Korotkevich head of the departme... |
Combine Harvesters Selling Like Hot Cakes 03/02/2008
The rise in price of grain on the world market has spurred the demand for combine harvesters, manufacturers say. This agricultural upsweep means combines are doing better than ever. The agricultural subsidy policy of the new member states of the European Union grants subsidies to small and medium-sized farms in Eastern Europe. The grant is for the purchase of heavy farm equipment, leading to farms upgrading their equipment at a time of high production.
The rise in the price of gasol... |
Boom Time For Farmers Means Rising Stock For Combines 24/01/2008
With grain prices rising and farming production growing stronger on the global market, farming equipment like combine harvesters have already seen a large spike this year. The US farm income hit an all time high of $87.5 billion in 2007. A stunning 26 percent increase from 2006 and an even more impressive 52 percent increase from the 10-year average.
According to David Fondrie, chief investment officer of Heartland Advisors this means increasing stock prices for farming equipment will onl... |
New Combine Designs Needed For Harvest Of Cellulose 16/01/2008
Researchers at Iowa State University are looking into combine harvester design solutions for the harvesting of cellulose. Cellulose is considered the next big thing in the fuel world that could replace corn as a fuel. What is unknown at this point is what crops will be used for cellulosic products meaning farmers are in the dark about what will be planted and what crop will need to be harvested. This leaves researchers in a tricky place of designing combine harvesters to harvest an as yet unkn... |
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