With a lifetime of farming experience and degrees in agronomy and economics, Dave Krog says he’s trying to whittle variable and fixed costs from today’s equipment outlays with an electric, autonomous drive unit aimed squarely at the 24-row planter.

It wasn’t the mere power (up to 691 hp) or size that convince the FARM MACHINE 2022 jury. The first reason that comes to mind for Peter Skilton, jury member and editor of Farm Machinery Journal (UK), is the connectivity and automation features of this modern tractor.

Kuhn says its 7- to 9-furrow Z-frame is meant to work behind tractors of up to 500 horsepower. They have reinforced at tactical points, yet made it lighter overall as compared to previous versions. 

Claas was awarded the title FARM MACHINE 2022 in the category of combine harvesters for their new Trion series. The jury formed by experts of 14 agri media brands all across Europe and North America think it is the best concept available on the market today. The Trion has not yet been released in North America. 

So far, direct injection systems have hardly been able to establish themselves in the field of crop protection. Long tubes caused delays in agent delivery. Now though, DirectInject by Amazone enables flexible mixing in of liquid and granulated agents during work on the field. 

Väderstad has created a whole new impulse to the seeder market, says FARM MACHINE Jury Member Thomas Musch-Edelmayr of the Austrian farming news brand Bauernzeitung.